THE National Committee on the Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons and the Closure of Temporary Shelters held its second coordination meeting yesterday at the Ayeyawady Hall of the Ministry of Border Affairs.

The meeting was attended by Chairman Union Minister Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung, Vice-Chairman Union Minister Dr Soe Win, committee members, deputy ministers, permanent secretaries, directors-general, officials, and relevant regional and state government members. The state and regional ministers for Security and Border Affairs and the state and regional minister of Social Affairs participated online.

Chairman Union Minister Lt-Gen Tun Tun Naung highlighted the committee’s successes over the past three years and discussed ongoing work, plans, and the budget for 2025-2026. Since the last meeting in May 2024, 35,245 households (141,788 people) have been repatriated, and 380 temporary shelters have been closed. Over K6,477 million were spent on humanitarian aid, roads and house building, relief aid and distribution of construction materials.

Vice-Chair Union Minister Dr Soe Win explained the status of relief efforts, social support, vocational training, and immediate assistance for returnees. The meeting concluded with discussions on plans. The deputy ministers, chairpersons of the Working Committee on the Resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons and the Closure of Temporary Shelters, the state and regional ministers for Security and Border Affairs, and the state and regional minister for Social Affairs presented sector-by-sector explanations on the work completed and the plans to be implemented going forward.

Members of the national-level committee and officials from the state-level committees discussed and explained the recommendations, and the chair and vice-chair of the national-level committee coordinated the explanations.

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