Colombo, Jan. 18, SPA -- The ongoing violence in Sri Lanka has resulted in 213,000 new refugees, The Associated Press quoted the U.N. humanitarian affairs office as saying today, asking donors for US$66 million (¤51.13 million) in aid to carry out support programs in coming months.«The recurrence of violence and hostilities in the north and east of the country since April 2006 has impacted negatively upon the humanitarian situation of the civilian population _ a situation already strained by prior conflict,» the U.N. agency said in a statement.«Nearly 213,000 people have been newly displaced in the past nine months, bringing the total number of displaced persons in the country to over half a million,» the statement said.--SPA www.spa.gov.sa/418991