Returning refugee families are given relief packages and $ 5000 . United Nations ( CNN ) -- Nearly 150,000 refugees from Sri Lanka 's civil war remain detained in Sri Lankan government internment camps , according to the United Nations ' chief humanitarian affairs official , John Holmes . The official sees ` ` good progress '' by Sri Lankan government despite problems . Sri Lankan government set January deadline for full resettlement of refugees .
Returning refugee families are given relief packages and $ 5000 . The official sees ` ` good progress '' by Sri Lankan government despite problems . Sri Lankan government set January deadline for full resettlement of refugees .