The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) welcomed a generous donation by Brazil of US$50,000 (approximately Rs. 5.6 million) towards responding to the non-food needs of hundreds of thousands displaced during the final months of conflict in Sri Lanka, especially for women and children.

UNHCR and its partners are supporting the Government of Sri Lanka with providing protection and assistance to some 280,000 internally displaced persons (IDPs) accommodated in 32 emergency shelter sites in the country’s north and east.

This latest donation will specifically be utilized towards providing clothing for the displaced population including skirts, blouses, gowns, children’s clothing, etc.

Following the surge in displacement in the north during the first half of this year, UNHCR made an urgent appeal to the international community to support emergency response operations through donations - in cash or kind.