Informes

In Numbers 36 percent of households are food-insecure (October 2022) 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive emergency assistance from WFP in 2022 7 million people in need Highlights Over 1.1 million people have received WFP assistance since the start…

HIGHLIGHTS An acute economic crisis since early 2022 has caused severe food insecurity in Sri Lanka, and the situation is predicted to deteriorate between October 2022 and February 2023. An estimated 6.2 million people (28 per cent…

This report is produced by the OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) on behalf of the Sri Lanka ISCG. The updates below cover activities carried out between 12 November – 25 November and…

Highlights Markets are functional. While there remain variations from market to market, Sri Lanka’s markets currently have a wide range of products, adequate physical availability of essential goods, a resilient supply chain and sufficient levels of hygiene…

NATIONAL SOCIETY PROFILE The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society was established in 1936 and has been operating a range of humanitarian services for the last eight decades. Formed as the Ceylon Central Council Branch of the British…

COLOMBO -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka welcomed a contribution of EUR 500,000 (approximately LKR 190 million) from France towards its emergency response for children and families affected by the country's…

Financial Partners Should Support Basic Needs, Promote Respect for Rights Meenakshi Ganguly South Asia Director The dramatic fuel shortages that accompanied mass protests in Sri Lanka earlier this year may have eased, but for millions of Sri Lankans the…

In Numbers 32 percent of households are food insecure (September 2022) 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive emergency assistance from WFP in 2022 7.0 million people in need Highlights • 945,000 people have received WFP assistance since the start…

Summary of major revisions made to emergency plan of action: After the initial flooding between 1 to 8 August 2022 and the subsequent DREF allocation targeting Kandy, Nuwara-Eliya and Rathnapura districts, the southwest monsoon rains continued with…

In Numbers US$11.5 million in cash and vouchers distributed US$29.69 million six-month (November 2022 – April 2023) net funding requirements 275,160 people assisted in October 2022 Situation Updates • In the face of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, food insecurity remains at…