Informes

Overview 2022 saw Sri Lanka’s worst economic crisis since its independence, with depleted foreign reserves, reduced agricultural production, political turbulence, high inflation, and increased public debt. The economic crisis, compounded by the lingering effects of the COVID-19…

Shreya Shrestha “Today is a good day. We have rice and dal for lunch. Other days aren’t so good. We barely have anything to eat or sometimes nothing at all,” Selvi says. She’s been up since 5 am,…

Implementation of Timely and Credible Structural Reforms Vital for Sri Lanka to Reset its Course COLOMBO, April 4, 2023—Sri Lanka’s heightened fiscal, external, and financial sector imbalances and its fluid political situation pose significant uncertainty for the…

In Numbers Over 2 million people have received WFP assistance since the start of the emergency response in June 2022. 32 percent of households are food-insecure, and 73 percent of households continued to adopt negative food and livelihood-based…

The Transition of Emergency Appeal to Unified Plan The impact of the economic crisis is still high in Sri Lanka, various studies highlighted that the crisis is not going away anytime soon, it will become protracted, and people’s…

Agenda proposed: CashCap new ToR 2023 HNP activities and CWG priorities/ WorkPlan FSP analysis and learning exchange Education costs - updates AOB

Highlights: During 2022, the region was hit with a series of natural disasters and extreme weather events, as well as political and economic crises. 7.2 million people were affected by the worst floods in north-eastern Bangladesh in…

In Numbers 11,294,95 mt of food distributed US$7 million in cash and vouchers distributed 197,192 people assisted in February 2023 Situation Updates • In the face of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, food insecurity remains at concerning levels. 32 percent of households…

HIGHLIGHTS As of 15 March 2023, 2.9 million people have received assistance through the HNP. The Government of Japan has contributed an additional US$6.6 million to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP). This money will provide critical…

2 March 2023 – Half of families in Sri Lanka are forced to reduce the amount they feed their children, according to a survey by Save the Children, as the country’s economic downturn spirals further into…