US donates US$ 6 million relief to IDPs in Northern Sri Lanka

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) today announced that it has donated $6 million (Rs 720.5 million) aid to the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka.

The grant, made through the Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) is for non-food aid assistance to provide short-term, life-saving interventions for the Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in northern Sri Lanka, a press release by the US Embassy in Colombo said.

This grant to the United Nations and non-governmental organizations is in addition to the USAID's recent announcement of a $15 million (Rs 1.8 billion) donation of food aid to the U.N. World Food Program (WFP). Read more ...