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The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake

New Democratic Front· Badulla· 6 March 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Foreign Assistance Received by NCMEC (Q.1310/2025)

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Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake asked the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs for details on foreign assistance received by the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children from February 2024 to March 2025. He requested information on the donor country and organization, the amount received in US dollars, approvals from the Department of External Resources and the Ministry Secretary, the official heading the relevant Child and Women’s Affairs Division during that period, and the projects on which the funds were spent.

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¶ 01 Foreign Assistance Received by NCMEC from February 2024 to March 2025: Details Question No. 1310/2025 to the Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the country and organization providing assistance to the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC); (ii) the amount of assistance received by the Centre from February 2024 to March 2025 in US dollars; (iii) whether approval of the Department of External Resources has been obtained to utilize these funds in Sri Lanka; (iv) whether prior approval has been obtained from the Secretary, Ministry of Public Security; (v) who headed the Child and Women’s Affairs Division, which regulates the above Centre, from February 2024 to March 2025; and (vi) the projects on which the aforesaid funds were expended?

¶ 03 (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Friday, 6 March 2026 ·No. 23376 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chamara Sampath Dasanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 March 2026. No. 23376. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5092