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| Thursday, 13 January 2005 |
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The Government of Japan has already pledged US $ 80 million cash grant direct to Sri Lanka. In addition to that grant, on 11th January 2005 the Government of Japan further announced the details of the contribution to be immediately released through international organisations, at the meeting of Ministerial Level on Humanitarian Assistance to Tsunami Affected Communities, held in Geneva. Sri Lanka will receive 'a sizable portion' out of this US$250 million grant in no time, the Embassy of Japan in Colombo said in a press release yesterday. International organisations and amount (US$): UNICEF - 70,000,000; WFP - 60,000,000; UNHCR - 15,000,000; OCHA - 5,000,000; UNDP - 24,500,000; FAO - 5,000,000; IOM - 25,000,000; UN-Habitat - 3,000,000; UNIFEM - 1,000,000; UNFPA - 5,500,000; UNV - 5,000,000; ISDR - 4,000,000; WHO - 6,000,000; IFRC - 15,000,000; ICRC - 6,000,000. |
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