Informes

COLOMBO, September 11, 2020---The World Bank has reallocated $56 million from ongoing projects in Sri Lanka to protect the most vulnerable in the agriculture sector, improve COVID-19 protection measures on public transport, facilitate tele-education for school…

COLOMBO – The Government of Japan has donated a large shipment of canned fish, weighing 388 MT and worth JPY 300 million (LKR 519 million), to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic USD 5,605 paid as cash-based transfers in July 2020 62 participants (248 beneficiaries) assisted through cash-based…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic USD 2,293 cash-based transfers in June 2020 35 participants (140 beneficiaries) assisted through cash-based transfers in…

COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Australian Government are supporting the Government of Sri Lanka with take-home rations for children covered by the national school meal programme. Funds worth US$ 400,000 (LKR…

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY This UN Advisory Paper: Immediate Socio-Economic Response to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka (henceforth, Advisory Paper) has been developed in accordance with the agreement with the Government of Sri Lanka (henceforth, the Government or GoSL); its…

Despite recent progress, too many people in Sri Lanka are at risk of being left behind due to a lack of access to water and sanitation. That’s why the Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (WaSSIP) aims…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic USD 815 cash-based transfers in May 2020 19 participants (83 beneficiaries) assisted through cash-based transfers…

By Monica Vincent and Priya Kitnasamy Efforts to contain COVID-19 have included the closure of schools globally. So far, 1.2 billion children in 186 countries have been affected. Given that access to internet and digital resources is…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic USD 0 cash-based transfers in April 2020 US$ 3.49 million – Six months net funding requirement…