Informes

Bosco Sevana Center provides nutrition, medical care and educational support (MissionNewswire) Bosco Sevana Center, in Uswetakeiyawa, Sri Lanka, started more than 25 years ago as a rehabilitation center for sexually abused minors. Since then, the center has…

In Numbers US$ 4.2 million in cash and vouchers distributed US$ 28.86 million six-month (October 2022 – March 2023) net funding requirements 101,064 people assisted Situation Updates • The intensifying economic crisis in Sri Lanka continues to be a threat to…

President Ranil Wickremesinghe instructed all the District Secretaries to coordinate the relief work with the help of the Disaster Management centre for those affected by the prevailing bad weather conditions. The President has also mentioned that all…

Colombo/Kuala Lumpur, 14 October 2022 – The deepening economic crisis is forcing people to make heartbreaking choices between going hungry, buying life-saving medicine, or finding the money to send children to school. A needs assessment by the…

Foreword This document is a compilation of rapid food security assessment carried out in 8 provinces of Sri Lanka to understand the vulnerability of households to food insecurity resulting from the disruptions to global and national food…

COLOMBO, October 6, 2022—Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is deepening with unsustainable debt and a severe balance of payment crisis on top of lingering scars of the COVID-19 pandemic. Debt restructuring and the implementation of a deep…

Unprecedented Shocks Rattle South Asia, Exacerbating Challenges and Dampening Growth WASHINGTON, October 6, 2022—Beset with Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, Pakistan’s catastrophic floods, a global slowdown, and impacts of the war in Ukraine, South Asia faces an unprecedented…

Executive Summary A. Macroeconomic Developments Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented macroeconomic crisis. Years of fiscal indiscipline and risky commercial borrowing have led to unsustainable levels of public debt. Official reserves and net foreign assets in the banking…

Sri Lanka: Human rights compliant recovery measures critical to stop spiraling hunger and poverty The Sri Lankan authorities and the international community must fully incorporate human rights into their responses to the country’s economic crisis, Amnesty International…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Overall inflation has increased for the tenth consecutive month to 70.2% in August, up from 66.7% in July. This was largely driven by food commodities inflation (40.4%). Food inflation reached new record highs of 84.6% and…