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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…

COLOMBO, 28 June 2022 - All schools in Sri Lanka’s Colombo region and in other major cities across the country have closed for two weeks after a nationwide fuel shortage prompted the government to rule that…

Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Public Affairs Section Tel:  +94 (11) 249-8100 ● Fax:  +94 (11) 244-9070 Email: MannDT@state.gov ● Web: http://lk.usembassy.gov At the G7 Summit today, President of the United States Joe Biden announced $20 million in additional assistance to strengthen…

The second batch of the consignment of humanitarian assistance from the people of India to the people of Sri Lanka arrived in Colombo on 24 th June 2022. The vessel MV VTC SUN arrived with a consignment…

In Numbers 5.7 million people in need of humanitarian assistance 4.9 million people food insecure 1.7 million people targeted in the Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan June-September 2022 Source: Humanitarian Needs and Priorities Plan Highlights WFP has distributed more than 1,000 vouchers…

Media Contact: Diana Oberoi +1.202.286.1421 (O) FAIRFIELD, Conn. (June 21, 2022) — Sri Lankan authorities announced over the weekend that State and government-approved private schools across Colombo and surrounding regions will be closed this coming week, in…

Press Release For Immediate Release Tuesday, June 21, 2022 Today, USAID announced $11.75 million in new assistance to support Sri Lankans who are enduring a food security and economic crisis. In a recent appeal to international donors, the United Nations…

BANGKOK/COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed an AUD 22 million (US 15 million) contribution from the Government of Australia to help millions of Sri Lankans who are unable to afford food. On 16…

QUOTE Responding to media reports that the government is currently in conversations with a range of lenders regarding its debt obligations and announcement of austerity measures amidst a serious economic crisis, Thyagi Ruwanpathirana, Amnesty International’s South Asia…

Australia will provide $50 million in Official Development Assistance to support Sri Lanka meet urgent food and healthcare needs. Sri Lanka currently faces its worst economic crisis in seventy years, leading to shortages of food, medicine and…