Informes

An emergency assessment obtained by IRIN outlines failed crops, debt and hunger Close to one million people in drought-hit Sri Lanka are in “urgent need of food assistance” with tens of thousands needing “life-saving support”, according to…

Crisis overview Sri Lanka has been experiencing a drought in most of the country since the beginning of 2016. As of 21 February 899,235 people in Sri Lanka have been affect by drought, across nine provinces (Disaster…

Sri Lanka Government Prioritises Achieving Zero Hunger And Zero Undernutrition COLOMBO – Concluding a three-day mission to Sri Lanka, the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Ertharin Cousin, joined government, civil…

Highlights WFP’s Executive Director and the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka met at the World Economic Forum (Davos), with their discussion focused on this year’s foreseen severe drought in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka is preparing for serious difficulties…

Sri Lanka has been experiencing ongoing drought since the beginning of 2016. In recent months, approximately 1 million people have been affected across the country by the drought. Paddy cultivation in the Maha 2016 season (the main…

Situation analysis Sri Lanka is currently experiencing a severe drought. This drought situation has been caused by a severe lack of rainfall during the last second Inter-monsoon season (IM2) which is normally characterised by heavy rainfall from…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT “Maha” cereal crop in 2017 significantly impaired by dry weather conditions Rice import needs forecast to increase in 2017 Prices of rice hit record levels in December, while those of wheat remain generally stable Large numbers of…

Highlight Sri Lanka is experiencing drought. Assessments revealed that 915,000 people have been affected in 23 districts among the 25 districts in Sri Lanka. The Ministry of Disaster Management and WFP jointly organized Simex – a ‘Simulation Exercise’.…

Highlights Emergency response to the victims of cyclone Roanu, using the Government’s social safety net ‘Divineguma’ for cash-based transfers for the first time, successfully concluded. Lessons learnt workshop was conducted to pave the way forward for a joint…

The National Action Plan to address Sexual and Gender-based Violence (SGBV) was officially launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Colombo today. The National Action Plan, developed…