Informes

In Numbers 45 percent of women of reproductive age group are overweight or obese; 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic (Demographic and Health Survey, Sri Lanka, 2016). WFP: US$ 26,411 paid as cash-based transfers and…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT • Area planted with 2021 main “Maha” cereal crops forecast above-average level • Record cereal production obtained in 2020 • Cereal import requirements in 2020 forecast below five-year average • Domestic prices of rice above year-earlier levels…

A. Situation analysis Description of the disaster The Northeast monsoon and activation of a depression in the south-east Bay of Bengal have been intensifying rainfall in Sri Lanka from 2 to 5 December 2020 where the northern province…

Leaped into action following the cyclonic storm ‘Burevi’, Sri Lanka Navy is currently extending relief to people in the Northern and North Central Provinces, affected by the cyclone entered the country from the northeast of Sri…

KEY MESSAGES Temperature rise in Sri Lanka is projected to be marginally lower than the global average. Under the highest emissions pathway (RCP8.5) temperatures are projected to rise by 2.9°C–3.5°C by the 2090s, over the 1986–2005 baseline.…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic US$ 46,040 paid as cash-based transfers in September 2020 694 participants (2,776 beneficiaries) assisted through cash-based…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic US$ 1,441 paid as cash-based transfers in August 2020 35 participants (140 beneficiaries) assisted through cash-based…

This Bulletin highlights the key facts from May to September 2020. The content is related to food security, it’s linkage to climate, and looking ahead to the next “Maha” cultivation Season in Sri Lanka. In the Climate…

As part of its response to the COVID-19 crisis in Sri Lanka, Humanity & Inclusion has provided financial assistance to some of the country’s most vulnerable families, allowing them to meet their basic needs such as…

COLOMBO – The Government of Japan has donated a large shipment of canned fish, weighing 388 MT and worth JPY 300 million (LKR 519 million), to the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government…