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| Sunday, 18 January 2004 |
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Rs. 73.6 m worth humanitarian aid from Japan for de-mining Japan will be providing US $751,369 (approximately Rs. 73.6 million) towards the 'Project for humanitarian landmine clearance in the Northern Province', to be implemented by the Japan Centre of Conflict Prevention (JCCP) under the scheme of Grant Assistance of the Japanese government. The project aims to secure peace and stability and to promote rehabilitation and development in Sri Lanka through securing safe land for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), to repatriate and resettle, reorganise community and revitalise economic and social activities in the mine-cleared areas in the Vavuniya District. JCCP, a Japanese NGO established in 1999 to strengthen Japanese contribution to the prevention of conflict around the world, initiated its operations in Sri Lanka in August 2000. Since then, JCCP has carried out such programmes as interfaith peace conference, peace building and development programmes, emergency relief and human rights education for the police force etc. In 2001, the Japanese government provided assistance for a peace building and development project carried out by the JCCP. The project was successfully completed in 2002. This is the first attempt by a Japanese NGO to involve itself in de-mining activities. The project will be implemented in collaboration with the Danish Demining Group (DDG), an international NGO. JCCP will provide technical advisors and organise their own demining team with local de-miners. A team of 45 national staff will be engaged in mine clearance in the vicinity of Vavuniya. The grant will be utilised for the procurement of necessary equipment and for the management of the project for the benefit of thousands of people who are waiting to resettle in the Vavuniya district. |
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