COLOMBO: The government Monday told John Holmes, the visiting UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs it was not happy with the results of humanitarian work shown by some International and local NGOs especially in the east. The Foreign Ministry said the government views were expressed to Holmes during meetings with Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, Foreign Secretary Palitha Kohona and top officials at the Foreign Ministry where the UN official raised concerns of the international community regarding issues of humanitarian access.
A Foreign Ministry statement said Dr. Kohona told the UN delegation that while the government had little issues with the UN agencies in the operational areas, there were concerns regarding the activities of some INGOs and NGOs which have not shown results in their previous humanitarian relief work especially in the East prior to liberating the area.
The Secretary said only genuine NGOs with skills and resources would be drawn into work in developing the Eastern province since the government was keen to ensure speedy results and pave the way for the restoration of democracy in the region.
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