Informes

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Below‑average 2024 main paddy output due to localized floods, pests and diseases Cereal import requirements forecast at below‑average level in 2024 Domestic prices of rice higher year‑on‑year in May 2024 Below‑average 2024 main paddy output due to…

CRISIS IMPACT OVERVIEW Heavy rainfall, floods, and landslides have affected districts across Sri Lanka since mid-May 2024. Rain and storms intensified from 1 June, with the most significant effects in the south and west of the country…

In Numbers 0 MT of food distributed US$150,000 six-month (March-August 2024) net funding requirements Operational Updates Nutrition advocacy and capacity strengthening • WFP oriented 65 education officers from the North Central and Central provinces on the National School Meal Programme guidelines…

INTRODUCTION In response to the deep economic crisis that hit Sri Lanka in 2022, UNICEF, working closely with the government and CSOs, provided short-term nutrition-sensitive cash transfers to mothers and caretakers of young children in the most…

This report provides an in-depth analysis based on two assessments conducted in 2023 and a comprehensive overview of food security situation in 2023 including the seasonal comparison. In 2022, Sri Lanka faced an unprecedented economic crisis, coupled…

Background The war in Ukraine has major implications for food security and diets across the world, given both countries’ key roles in global food markets and Russia’s prominence in global energy trade. The resulting global food and…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Overall headline inflation (NCPI) has decreased from 5.1% to 2.5% in March 2024 (YoY). • Food inflation, for the NCPI at 5.0% and CCPI, at 3.8% in March 2024. • The FAO global food price index…

The distribution of fortified rice, provided by the World Food Program (WFP) on behalf of the program initiated under the instructions of President Ranil Wickremesinghe, to provide a nutritious meal for school students, commenced today, (19)…

In Numbers 4.57 mt of food distributed US$1.05 million six-month (April-September 2024) net funding requirements 1,575 people assisted in March 2024 Operational Updates WFP assisted 255 flood-affected households in the district of Ampara with two-week rations (12 kgs of rice, 5…

Overview In 2023, WFP began the implementation of its newly approved Country Strategic Plan (CSP) (2023-2027). The new CSP focuses on meeting food and nutrition needs during and after crises, improving nutrition and nutrition-sensitive programmes, improving the…