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Australia pledges AUD 1 mn
The Island
|December 02, 2025
Australia yesterday (01) announced AUD 1 million in humanitarian assistance to support Sri Lanka's response to Cyclone ‘Ditwah’.
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Issuing a statement, the Australian High Commission in Colombo said that they would support the urgent delivery of essential services to communities in need with humanitarian partners and the United Nations to deliver on the ground assistance, and supporting NGO partners to rapidly respond.
This story is from the December 02, 2025 edition of The Island.
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