Rapports

OVERVIEW Sri Lanka reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19 on January 27, 2020. The patient was a Chinese national who was visiting Sri Lanka. She was treated and she made a full recovery and returned to…

As the first cases of Covid-19 began to appear in Sri Lanka, the government took proactive, preventative measures to mitigate the spread of the virus. AS OF 1ST APRIL, 2020 THE STATE IS REPORTING 142 CONFIRMED CASES…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic US$ 3,934 of cash-based transfers made in February 2020 US$ 2.45 million – Six months net…

Sri Lanka’s primary paddy harvest season ‘Maha’ is estimated to meet domestic demand until September 2020. While the floods, mainly along the North-Central, East and North regions, caused an estimated production loss of 57,000mt, this…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic US$ 5,848 provided in cash-based transfers (December 2019) US$ 2.21 million – Six months net funding…

A. Situation analysis Description of the Disaster Due to active North-east monsoon conditions, Sri Lanka is experiencing heavy rains over the island since3 December 2019, particularly in Northern, Eastern, North-Central, Uva and Central provinces and in Hambantota district.…

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, today (23), visited areas affected by floods in Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts to inspect relief measures provided to the displaced people in the area.President Rajapaksa who met the political authority and government officials…

Continuing torrential rains, spilling of rivers, tanks and reservoirs and pervading flood threats in the East, North Central Province, North Western Province and elsewhere have disrupted normalcy and brought life to standstill prompting hundreds of Army…

COLOMBO – The Scaling Up Nutrition Business Network (SUN BN), led by the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), today brought together thirty leading Sri Lankan businesses to pledge their support for three important agendas: improving…

Thousands of people have been displaced as a result of torrential rains in Northern and Eastern provinces, the Disaster Management Center (DMC) reported. According to the latest report released by the Disaster Management Center, in Eastern…