GENEVA, Marh 20 (NNN-KUNA) -- The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said on Friday that the displaced population in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan continued to face a difficult situation.

Jean-Philippe Chauzy of the (IOM) assured in press briefing that over three million people from North West Frontier Province and the federally-administered Tribal Areas had been displaced by the 2009 conflict.

"Some 1.95 million had now returned to their places of origin, mainly in North West Frontier Province, and 1.21 million remained displaced, according to the provincial government", he added.

Chauzy said that IOM had distributed this month over 4,500 toolkits, containing tools and construction material, to allow returning families to repair their damaged houses. Additional kits would be distributed in the coming months. -- NNN-KUNA