U.S. provides assistance for combatting corruption in Sri Lanka
As a commitment to preventing and combatting corruption globally, the United States is providing assistance to four countries including Sri Lanka to help strengthen transparency and accountability within government institutions.
As part of a U.S. government-wide effort to combat corruption and facilitate asset recovery, the United States is co-hosting with the United Kingdom the inaugural Global Forum on Asset Recovery (GFAR) at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. from December 4-6.
The United States has contributed $1 million to the World Bank and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime's (UNODC) Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR) to organize the GFAR and provide technical assistance to support country-level capacity building and coordination on asset recovery case...