Informes

By Alan Keenan - Senior Consultant, Sri Lanka Crowds of ordinary Sri Lankans stormed the presidential residence on 9 July, compelling President Gotabaya Rajapaksa to flee the country. In this Q&A, Crisis Group expert Alan Keenan lays…

In Numbers 6.3 million people are food insecure. This is likely to deteriorate as the crisis unfolds. 6.7 million people are not consuming acceptable diets. 3.4 million people are planned to be targeted by WFP to receive emergency food,…

Objective: The purpose of this survey is to gather relevant information on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on households in Sri Lanka, in order to inform policy responses by the Government and partners. Methodology: Data was collected from…

In Numbers 3 in 10 households (6.26 million people) are food insecure, of which 65,600 are severely food insecure 200,000 households are using emergency livelihood coping strategies 3 million people targeted by WFP to receive emergency food, nutrition, and…

COLOMBO, 6 July, 2022 –More than two in three families in Sri Lanka do not have enough to eat, according to a survey by Save the Children, which warned the country’s economic crisis is rapidly becoming…

TIMELINE March 2022: Civil society protests erupted across the country. Hundreds of protestors gathered around the president’s residence demanding his resignation and that of his government. More than 50 people were injured and hospitalised. 1 April 2022: The…

Highlights • WFP has distributed 80 percent of the first 2,375 vouchers to pregnant women. WFP aims to reach 100 percent of targeted beneficiaries by the end of the week. • WFP and FAO began an in-country mission…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Overall inflation continued to increase to 45.3% in May from 33.8% in April. Food inflation increased to 58% compared with May 2021 and up by +10.7% from April 2022. Non-food inflation increased to 34.2% from 23.9%…

OVERVIEW OF THE CRISIS Sri Lanka is experiencing a multidimensional crisis, compounded by food insecurity, threatened livelihoods, shortage of essential medical items and rising protection concerns. Sri Lanka is facing its worst economic crisis since independence. Concurrent challenges…

In Numbers 45 percent of women of reproductive age group are overweight or obese; (Demographic and Health Survey, Sri Lanka, 2016). 33 percent of pregnant and nursing women are anaemic (WFP). Situation Updates • With Sri Lanka suffering a…