Ilankai Tamil Sangam
Association of Tamils of Sri Lanka in the USA
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Nationally, U.S. assistance will modernize the legal system, build counterterrorism capacity, contribute to demining efforts, strengthen border control, and develop future military leaders with training and exposure to human rights issues in Sri Lanka. In the north and east, the U.S. Government will focus on promoting human rights and land tenure for returnees, strengthening democratic institutions through citizen participation, and developing local economies. (Source:Congressional Budget Justification FY 2012) |
Foreign Assistance Request for 2012
2007 = $23 million
2008 = $41.1 million
2009 = $49.1 million
2010 = $29.9 million
2011 = $17 million
2012 = $22.2 million
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka continues to recover from nearly three decades of conflict. Although the country’s 26-year-long civil war ended in 2009, expected peace dividends have been slow to follow. People in the conflict-affected areas of the north and east continue to struggle to meet their basic human security needs. The minority-dominated north and east and the Sinhalese in neighboring provinces remain poor and marginalized, and lack access to services. In FY 2012, U.S. assistance will focus on facilitating reconciliation and development in these underserved regions that incorporate all communities. Nationally, U.S. assistance will modernize the legal system, build counterterrorism capacity, contribute to demining efforts, strengthen border control, and develop future military leaders with training and exposure to human rights issues in Sri Lanka. In the north and east, the U.S. Government will focus on promoting human rights and land tenure for returnees, strengthening democratic institutions through citizen participation, and developing local economies. (Source:Congressional Budget Justification FY 2012)
Category Request Details, FY 2012
Peace & Security = $9.2 million
Democracy, Human Rights & Governance = $4.6 million
Health = 0
Education & Social Services = 0
Economic Development = $8.4 million
Environment = 0
Humanitarian Assistance = 0
Peace and Security Category FY 2012 Request
Peace and Security: Help nations effectively establish the conditions and capacity for achieving peace, security, and stability; and for responding effectively against arising threats to national or international security and stability.
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World Bank Statistics
GDP (2009) | $41,979,163,041.59 |
Population (2009) | 20,303,477 |
Per Capita Income (2009) | $1,990.00 |
Annual % Population Growth (2009) | 0.73% |
% Urban Population (2009) | 15.1% |
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