German assistance for IDPs increased to 4.7 m Euros

German assistance to Sri Lanka would be increased immediately to over 4.7 million Euros and the Federal Foreign Office will also provide 500,000 Euros to the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in aid of internally displaced persons (IDPs), German Federal Foreign Ministry sources said.

Meanwhile the Federal Foreign Minister following a telephone conversation with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) President Jakob Kellenberger issued the following statement: Read more ...