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Mr John Holmes, the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, told reporters on Saturday in Kampala that although a final peace agreement has not been signed between the government and rebels of the Lords' Resistance Army, "There has been dramatic progress as more people are now returning home."
"From the last time I was in the region in May 2007, am glad to say peace has been maintained in the last two years since the peace talks started and 85 per cent of the displaced persons have returned home," Mr Holmes said shortly after he arrived from a visit to Pader, one of the worst affected areas by the two-decade conflict.
The war in northern Uganda displaced at least 1.7 million people, but the government says majority have returned to their homes owing to the relative security in the region.
More effort needed
Although peace talks that started in the Southern Sudan capital of Juba in July 2006 presented the best opportunity for peace in northern Uganda, the process remains fragile and the envisaged peace still hangs in balance.
Mr Holmes said more effort, however, needs to be put in ensuring that where people are returning home, they can have access to basic services like health and education.
"Infrastructure like roads should also be put up to enable agriculture to develop," he said.
Mr Holmes added that a sustainable solution should also be found to help people who are still caught up in camps especially the elderly and disabled people.
"They can be helped by either offering them assistance in the camps or enabling them to return home by building shelter for them." Mr Holmes also visited Karamoja region and expressed concern at the challenges that still face the region including food security.
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