Informes

The Office for Unity and Reconciliation, along with the Provincial Education Departments has initiated a program to strengthen reconciliation at school level across the island. The first in a series of facilitator trainings took place in Anuradhapura…

Sri Lanka Army troops in Kilinochchi responding to an urgent public request facilitated movement across a causeway along the Karadipokku - Uruthirapuram road recently. The road still under construction was inundated due to heavy rains that…

Highlights The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and WFP signed a three-year agreement to roll out activities that improves food security, nutrition and resilience to climate-related shocks in nine disaster-prone districts of Sri Lanka. WFP is monitoring the…

National Dengue Control Unit warns of the potential of Dengue prevalence during the next few months due to the prevailing showery weather. Considering the situation a two-day Dengue Prevention Program will also be held on 10th and…

Highlight The National Strategic Review of Food Security and Nutrition towards Zero Hunger, supported by WFP and led by Madam Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, the former president of Sri Lanka (1994-2005) was inaugurated. WFP successfully provided cash assistance to…

Colombo, 5 September 2016: In a remarkable public health achievement, Sri Lanka was today certified by WHO on having eliminated malaria, a life-threatening disease which long affected the island country. “Sri Lanka’s achievement is truly remarkable. In…

02/09/2016 – Colombo, Sri Lanka: The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society’s initiative to eradicate dengue in association with Oxfam, The Health Ministry and Communities in Colombo continued with another cleaning campaign in Welewatta in Kolonnawa. Welewatta is…

1 September 2016 – Involvement of all sections of the society, in particular its young people, in bottom-up peace building approaches is vital to ensure sustainable social justice, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today at…

Highlight WFP launched an emergency operation (EMOP 200990) in response to tropical cyclone Rauno that caused widespread floods and landslides affecting 340,000 people. The EMOP urgently requires USD 1.3 million. Due to limited funding, assistance has been limited to…

Geneva, 29 June 2016 I am honoured to present an oral update on Sri Lanka, and the report of my Office on Myanmar. The oral update from Sri Lanka is presented pursuant to Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1…