Informes

Background Due to the war in Ukraine and other geopolitical factors, international fertilizer markets are extremely tight at the moment; supply can be difficult to find, and prices are highly volatile. It is a seller’s market and…

The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of US$ 648,148 (approx. Rs. 232 million) to the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) for humanitarian demining activities in the North and East Sri Lanka. The grant contract…

Batticaloa— The Government of Japan, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment launched a handloom production centre under the project “Supporting the Socioeconomic Reintegration of Sri Lankan Migrant Workers…

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…

Use of Abusive Anti-Terrorism Law Flouts Government’s Commitments Meenakshi Ganguly South Asia Director Since taking office in July amid an unprecedented economic and political crisis, Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has suppressed anti-government protests and hounded alleged protest organizers.…

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…