UN raises US$ 120 m for Sri Lanka    
[Wednesday, August 15, 2007 - 8.45 GMT]

The United Nations plans to raise US$ 120 million for humanitarian mission in North and East of Sri Lanka under its Common Humanitarian Action Plan (CHAP). A spokesperson for UN Office in Colombo said that CHAP had received US$ 53 million by August 10. “This is approximately about half (48 per cent) of the funding requirement. Most of the planned projects are operational”, the spokesperson said.
  
During his recent visit to Sri Lanka UN Under-Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs Sir John Holmes had agreed with President Mahinda Rajapaksa that rehabilitation of livelihoods and agriculture coupled with re-establishment of civil administration and re-deployment of police were of critical importance.




  
  

  
 

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Last Updated Date: August 15, 2007 - 8.45 GMT