{"id":11169,"date":"2025-02-04T13:36:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T13:36:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=11169"},"modified":"2025-02-04T13:36:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T13:36:44","slug":"sri-lankas-ngo-secretary-set-to-hold-talks-with-us-over-halt-in-aid-to-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sfmnewslk.com\/?p=11169","title":{"rendered":"Sri Lanka\u2019s \u2018NGO Secretary\u2019 set to hold talks with US over halt in aid to Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">asianewsplusone.com sfmnewslk.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country\u2019s National Secretariat for NGOs is reportedly preparing for a meeting with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of the meeting is to discuss the possible impact on the country of the Trump administration\u2019s decision to halt USAID funding for NGOs operating in Sri Lanka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several projects worth approximately Rs. 15 billion were being implemented in the country through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, civil society activists have warned that the decision by the new US administration to halt USAID funding will severely impact several projects in the country that are being implemented through USAID.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They further point out that among the groups that may be affected by the Trump administration\u2019s decision are projects that focus on human rights, including programs related to sexual and gender diversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Expressing his views on this situation, Philip Dissanayake, Co-Convenor of the Civil Society Organizations and NGOs Collective, points out that the US decision comes in a context where several major funding agencies to Sri Lanka have refrained from providing funds or have reduced the amount of funding they have provided in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The vacuum created after the withdrawal of such institutions was filled by funding agencies such as USAID and the US State Department, but now those institutions are also at risk of withdrawal, he points out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US government has informed NGOs implementing projects funded by USAID to temporarily stop all work for a period of three months, from January 24 to April 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Philip Dissanayake also states that although there have been concerns that the funding situation is not good, NGOs hope that there will be some relief by the end of this period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u0dbd\u0d82\u0d9a\u0dcf\u0dc0\u0da7 \u0d91\u0db1 \u0d86\u0db0\u0dcf\u0dbb \u0db1\u0dc0\u0dad\u0dca\u0dad\u0db4\u0dd4 \u0d91\u0d9a 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