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Granting the assistance the European Commission said the current return process has triggered urgent humanitarian needs in particular for protection, temporary shelter, health services including mobile clinics and specific care for conflict victims, and demining in heavily mined areas.
"The Government of Sri Lanka has taken steps in the right direction," Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Development and Humanitarian Aid said.
"Pending proper verification of the conditions on the ground, I would like to reiterate that the Commission's humanitarian benchmarks, which include full freedom of movement for all internally displaced persons, a clear and shared planning on their safe and dignified return and a role for the international non-governmental relief organisations in the return process, remain valid," the Commissioner added.
The Commissioner added that the EC is also concerned by the lack of protection for the internally displaced, especially for female-headed households and single women returning alone to their villages as well as for the disabled.
De Gucht urged the Sri Lankan government to "enter into a constructive dialogue with the international aid community to allow for a transparent, credible and realistic handling of the humanitarian situation, including full and unimpeded access for all aid agencies and donors ready to provide assistance."
The EC allocated another one million Euros in humanitarian aid for Sri Lankan refugees living in camps in Tamil Nadu, India.
All relief funds are channelled through the Commission's Humanitarian Aid department (ECHO) under the responsibility of the Commissioner de Gucht.
Including today's allocation, the EC has provided a total of more than 48 million Euros in aid for the victims of the humanitarian crises in Sri Lanka.
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Dec 16, Brussels: The European Commission today said Sri Lanka has taken steps in right direction and allocated another 5 million Euros to provide humanitarian assistance to internally displaced persons (IDPs), returnees and host families in the country.