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USAID provides $6 million to IDPs in northern Sri Lanka
The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA), has donated $6 million (Rs 720.5 million) for non-food aid assistance to provide short-term, life-saving interventions for IDPs in northern Sri Lanka.
This is in addition to USAID’s recent announcement of a $15 million (Rs 1.8 billion) donation of food aid to the U.N. World Food Programme.
"I am pleased that USAID can provide this short-term relief, which complements our substantial food aid donations to assist the civilians affected by the conflict in the North," stated USAID Mission Director Rebecca Cohn. "The Government of Sri Lanka has stated its commitment to return people to their homes as quickly as possible, and our aid supports that intention. By helping to meet people’s immediate needs while they are temporarily away from home, our funding will keep people safe and healthy while the Government prepares for their return," she continued.
