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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 the North. This is in addition to
USAID's recent announcement of a $15 million
(Rs1.8 billion) donation of food aid to the
U.N. World Food Program. "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. 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”, said USAID
Mission Director Rebecca Cohn.
UNICEF has been given $1.7 million
(Rs204.15 million) to support nutrition and
water, sanitation and hygiene projects in
IDP centers across the North, and the
International Organization for Migration
(IOM) has been granted $880,866
(Rs.105.68million) to support mobile health
centers in Jaffna, Mannar, Vavuniya and
areas of eastern Sri Lanka.
In addition, USAID provided $3.5 million
(Rs.420.26 million) to the United Methodist
Committee on Relief (UMCOR) for an umbrella
grant to quickly disburse funds for the most
urgent humanitarian needs in the North and
East.
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