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ICRC to provide technical assistance to strengthen OMP

25 Feb, 2025

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The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has agreed to provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to strengthen the Office on Missing Persons (OMP) in Sri Lanka.

President Anura Kumara Disanayake met with Ms. Severine Chappaz, the Head of Delegation of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), at the Presidential Secretariat on Tuesday.

Discussions focused on the ICRC?s support for the new government?s policy framework. As part of this collaboration, the international Red Cross Society has agreed to provide technical assistance and capacity-building support to strengthen the Office on Missing Persons (OMP).

President Disanayake highlighted that the budget 2025 has allocated funds for on-going programs related to searching for missing persons.

Additionally, the President announced plans to celebrate “Sri Lankan Day” as a national initiative aimed at fostering unity and strengthening the country?s collective identity, transcending ethnic and religious differences.

The President expressed his gratitude to the ICRC for its humanitarian operations in Sri Lanka since 1989 and acknowledged its continued commitment to the country.

The meeting was also attended by Roshan Gamage, Senior Additional Secretary to the President, and Ruwanthi Jayasundara, Communications Manager of the ICRC.

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