The United States says additional cash assistance, fertiliser and other help will be granted to Sri Lankans in need.
US Ambassador to Sri Lanka Julie Chung said the cash assistance was provided by USAID yesterday, to reach smallholder farmers in select districts across Sri Lanka.
Chung noted that the cash grants reported this week, are just one part of the more than USD 240 million in assistance that the United States has committed this year alone to supporting the Sri Lankan people as they emerge from this difficult crisis period.
She noted that US assistance supports basic food security and addresses the needs of the most vulnerable communities, including bolstering the national school meal programme, equipping approximately one million farmers with fertiliser, and providing cash to both new and expectant mothers.
The Ambassador said the US is proud of partnerships with the Ministry of Agriculture, the Food and Agriculture Organisation Sri Lanka, UNICEF Sri Lanka, the World Food Programme Sri Lanka, Save the Children Sri Lanka and other organisations to deliver assistance, with diligent monitoring and evaluation to ensure it reaches its intended recipients.