![]() ![]() The UNHCR-controlled refugee complex, which was designed as a temporary or transit haven, hosted thousands of people in the course of the following months. ![]() 1990).Īccording to the June 1990 issue of The Sri Lanka Monitor, an estimated 30,000 persons had taken refuge in 18 camps around Vavuniya in June 1990. However, the Tigers refused and the government already had plans to build a refugee complex surrounded by barbed wire and tight military security at Vavuniya ( The Sri Lanka Monitor Aug. When the fighting resumed between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the government of Sri Lanka in June 1990, UNHCR wanted to turn Mannar island into a temporary haven for refugees or displaced. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, CanadaĬanada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Sri Lanka: Information about Vavuniya refugee camp, 1 October 1991, LKA9388, available at: Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada
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