Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2020-12-21

Support to Justice Sector in Sri Lanka Project

- The European Union has extended its willingness to provide a grant of Euro 18 million to implement a project by the name of “Support to Justice Sector in Sri Lanka Project”, with a view to setting up an improved and responsive justice system in Sri Lanka by improving the accessibility and quality of service delivery. The said project will be implemented by the Ministry of Justice and the total estimated cost is Euro 19.27 million. Balance provisions for the project will be financed by the United Nations Childeren's Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations Development Programme in addition to the provisions granted by the European Union. As such, the proposal made by the Hon. Prime Minister in his capacity as the Minister of Finance, to enter into a Grant Agreement with the European Union to obtain that grant, was approved by the Cabinet.