EU is worried about increasing violence in Sri Lanka

The EU aid commissioner, Louis Michel, said the EU was extremely worried by the increase in violence in Sri Lanka.

In a statement he said that the brutality of the conflict was appalling and violations of international humanitarian law were being perpetrated in a climate of impunity.

800,000 displaced

Those who'll benefit from the aid include refugees who have fled the fighting and now live in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

Aid agencies need to have access to victims with full security and protection for their personnel. I urge all parties to respect international humanitarian law and condemn any attack against humanitarian operations and workers   EU aid Commissioner Louise Mitchel

The aid will help provide access to clean water, shelter, food, basic health care, education and sanitation.

"Projects will be implemented by the Commission's humanitarian partners already working in the field - NGOs, UN agencies and the ICRC," the EU statement said.

However Sri Lanka military has ordered regional commanders to supervise all projects undertaken in the east by the NGOs.

The EU says that around eight-hundred thousand people has been internally displaced during the twenty-five year conflict.