6 November, 2016
The five agencies of the United Nations; UNDP, UNICEF, UNOPS,FAO and ILO, and IFC, EU-SDDP, a European Union funded development cooperation program has extended EUR 60 million for poverty reduction and livelihood development in the North and the East to bridge the socio-economic gap with the rest of the country. The program supports the conflict- affected districts of Batticaloa, Mannar, Vavuniya, Ampara, Monaragala, Anuradhapura and Puttalam benefiting over half a million people.