Rapports

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 begins distributing vouchers this week…

COLOMBO/KATHMANDU/GENEVA, 10 JUNE 2022 – The debilitating crisis in Sri Lanka has left nearly half of the children in the country in need of some form of humanitarian assistance. The UN has launched an appeal to address…

HIGHLIGHTS Children are disproportionately affected by the rapidly unfolding economic crisis in Sri Lanka. Rising food and fuel prices, along with frequent power cuts, shortages of life-saving medicine, are particularly impacting the poorest and most marginalized. More than…

That’s what World Vision Lanka has been through 2021 as we continued to serve the most vulnerable children and their families. Here is a glimpse of our work in 2021 that was fulfilled because of the dedication…

SITUATION OVERVIEW An economic crisis and a ban on synthetic fertiliser in Sri Lanka, which has been developing since March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, has sparked civil unrest and food insecurity. The pandemic, with all its…

Sri Lanka Navy on 24th May 2022 pressed into action to extend flood relief to school children sitting for the G.C.E. Ordinary Level Examination in the Puttalam District, as they were affected by adverse weather prevailing…

COLOMBO, 20 MAY 2022- The Government of Japan is giving essential medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the most vulnerable population as the country grapples with shortages due to an…

COLOMBO – The Government of Japan today announced a USD 1.5million (LKR 600 million) funding to help the Government of Sri Lanka respond to the ongoing economic crisis. The funds will be used by the United…

Sri Lanka: Rights under attack during economic crisis As the people in Sri Lanka are facing a catastrophic economic crisis, the government must protect the human rights of everyone and ensure an enabling environment for peacefully expressing…

QUOTE Responding to the news that atleast 12 peaceful protesters were unlawfully arrested today by police officers for demonstrating outside the Parliament of Sri Lanka, Yamini Mishra, Amnesty International’s South Asia Regional Director, said: “These protesters have the…