Japanese assistance for IDPs
The Japanese Government made a Cabinet decision on May 15, 2009 to
provide humanitarian assistance for Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs)
in the Northern Province in response to the appeal made by the Sri
Lankan Government and the UN Agencies.
The emergency assistance consignments which have already left Japan
and UAE includes 560 tents, 10,000 sleeping mats, 4,000 plastic sheets,
30,000 jerry cans and 1,000 mosquito nets worth about Rs. 50 million. It
will be delivered through the office of the International Organization
for Migrants.
This is the additional assistance to the Emergency Grant Aid
totalling US $ 4 million provided through UNHCR, UNICEF, IOM and ICRC as
announced earlier this month.
The Japanese Embassy is working closely with the agencies as well as
the Sri Lankan Government to ensure that these assistance will be
delivered promptly and distributed appropriately to IDPs. |
