Rapports

MANILA, PHILIPPINES (30 August 2022) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved a $200 million emergency assistance loan for Sri Lanka, with funds repurposed from other ongoing ADB projects, to improve food security and protect the…

In Numbers 6.3 million people are food-insecure 6.7 million people are not consuming adequate diets 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive assistance from WFP Highlights • WFP has now reached over 19,000 people with cash-based transfers (CBT) since commencing…

COLOMBO/KATHMANDU, 22nd August 2022 – As the economic crisis in Sri Lanka deepens, UNICEF and Rotary International are partnering to deliver lifesaving medicines, clean drinking water, education materials, and other critical supplies to children and families…

COLOMBO/KATHMANDU, 26 August 2022 – “As the economic crisis continues to rattle Sri Lanka, it is the poorest, most vulnerable girls and boys who are paying the steepest price. “Sri Lanka, a country normally known for its…

In Numbers 6.3 million people are food-insecure 6.7 million people are not consuming adequate diets 3.4 million people are prioritized to receive assistance from WFP Highlights • WFP started its cash-based transfers on 15 August. It has reached 1,944 beneficiaries of…

Glide n°: LS-2022-000283-LKA A. Situation analysis The Southwest monsoon activation has been intensifying rainfall in Sri Lanka from 1 to 8 August 2022, where the Northern, Central, Western, Southern and Sabaragamuwa provinces of Sri Lanka have been affected.…

This report is produced by the OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) on behalf of the ISCG. The updates below cover activities carried out between 30 July and 12 August 2022 and provide…

The World Bank has moved quickly to help protect the people of Sri Lanka—particularly the poor and vulnerable—from the worst impacts of the economic crisis. The World Bank’s crisis response is repurposing funds from existing World Bank-financed…

Urgently Address Social Safety Net, Taxation, High-Level Corruption (New York) – Sri Lanka’s economic crisis is driving millions of people into poverty, jeopardizing their rights to health, education, and an adequate standard of living, Human Rights Watch…

A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948, which has deeply impacted the well-being of its population. Persistent fiscal deficits, a significant 2019 tax cut package,…