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All of the one million children receiving free school meals in Sri Lanka – or one in four students in the country – could go hungry after government funding was cut as food prices skyrocketed, Save…

A. Situation analysis Description of the Crisis 31 March 2022: Civil Society protests erupted across the country. Hundreds of protestors gathered around the President’s residence demanding the resignation of the President and the Government. More than 50 people…

In 2021, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka assisted 183,683 people, including school children and people with pre-existing vulnerabilities and those economically affected by COVID-19, under four strategic outcomes.

In Numbers 45 percent of women of reproductive age group are overweight or obese; (Demographic and Health Survey, Sri Lanka, 2016). 33 percent of pregnant and nursing women are anaemic (WFP). Situation Updates • The number of COVID-19 infections…

Australia will provide $2.5 million to boost food security in Sri Lanka through the World Food Programme (WFP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The COVID-19 pandemic has affected food security globally, impacting food supply chains…

Responding to the recent arrests and use of unlawful force by Sri Lankan authorities against protestors gathered outside President Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s residence to agitate against the economic crisis in the country, Amnesty International’s South Asia Regional…

In Numbers 45 percent of women of reproductive age group are overweight or obese; (Demographic and Health Survey, Sri Lanka, 2016). 33 percent of pregnant and nursing women are anaemic (WFP). Situation Updates • The COVID-19 booster vaccination drive…

In Numbers 45 percent of women of reproductive age group are overweight or obese; (Demographic and Health Survey, Sri Lanka, 2016). 33 percent of pregnant and nursing women are anaemic (WFP). US$ 1.94 m six months net funding requirement…

A new programme will deliver handwashing facilities in over 300 Sri Lankan schools to help prevent the spread of disease. Plan International is partnering with the NGO Secretariat of Sri Lanka to deliver handwashing facilities in 354…

In Numbers 45 percent of women of reproductive age group are overweight or obese; 33 percent of pregnant and nursing women are anaemic (Demographic and Health Survey, Sri Lanka, 2016). WFP will pay out US$ 3,795 as cash-based…