There have been significant improvements in Sri Lanka since the end of the conflict, particularly on resettlement and physical reconstruction. Funding from European Union (EU) and its Member States has supported progress on de-mining and the construction of new houses, helping the displaced return to their homes, states a Eurppean Union statement commemorating World Human Rights Day which fell yesterday. “We welcome the visits by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights and the UN Special Envoy on Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons,’ it was added.