Sri Lanka

After more than 26 years of conflict, Sri Lanka is in a period of post-war transition and readjustment. USAID plays a lead role in providing assistance to the more than 300,000 displaced people returning to their communities.

The end of the conflict presents great opportunities to promote sustainable peace, and USAID supports the Government of Sri Lanka to assist returnees as they rebuild their lives and regions.

Through its work, the Agency aims to accelerate the reconciliation and integration of the areas formerly controlled by the LTTE (the secessionist Tamil Tiger militant group) with the whole of Sri Lanka, enabling all Sri Lankans to rebuild their local communities as well as benefit from and participate in the country's economic growth and development equitably and sustainably.

To ensure that foreign assistance reaches the most vulnerable populations, USAID programs have shifted beyond the Eastern Province to include the post-war Northern Province.