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Sri Lanka: Japan extends additional US$ 1.4 million to humanitarian demining in the north

The Government of Japan has decided to extend additional grant aid totaling US$ 1.4 million (approximately Rs. 160 million) for humanitarian demining activities in Jaffna, Killinochchi and Vavuniya through DDG (Danish Demining Group) and the HALO Trust. In this year, the Government of Japan has already provided a grant aid of US$ 700,000 (approximately Rs.80 million) for humanitarian demining in Mannar through FSD (Swiss Foundation for Mine Action). Accordingly, Japan's contribution for demining activities in the North reaches US$ 2.1 million (approximately Rs. 240 million).

Japan has been continuously assisting the Sri Lankan Government in their efforts to achieve a "Mine Free Sri Lanka" and to accelerate early resettlement of IDPs since 2003 and has provided US$ 19 million (approximately Rs. 2,250 million) in total todate.

The Government of Japan hopes that the assistance for humanitarian demining will contribute to the early return and resettlement of the Internally Displaced Persons and enhance peace in Sri Lanka.