Rapports

COLOMBO, 29 May 2014 – The Ministry of Health has partnered with UNICEF to boost awareness on the importance of iron rich foods as a way to decrease the growing numbers of children and women affected…

By Amantha Perera COLOMBO, May 30 2014 (IPS) - Stuck in mid-day rush hour traffic, commuters packed tight into a tin-roofed bus in Sri Lanka’s capital, Colombo, peer expectantly up at the sky that is beating a…

Report on the key findings of a survey conducted in April 2014 to assess the severity of the 2014 Maha season drought, and the impact this had on food security and livelihoods. KEY FINDNGS The Maha 2014 drought seriously…

Amantha Perera COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When Sri Lanka’s brutal civil war ended in May 2009 after raging for over two and half decades, it signaled the end of a long- running national nightmare.…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT The 2014 Maha season paddy crop reduced by prolonged dry weather Cereal imports forecast to increase in 2014 Rice prices at record levels Overall food security situation has improved but localized food insecurity persists

Overview IFRC has continued supporting institutional reforms initiated by SLRCS to reposition the organization and empower its branches. The Re-Engineering, initiated by the National Society three years ago, has moved into a strategic ‘Beyond Re-Engineering’ phase, described…

The Government of Japan will provide food grant assistance to the value of 160 million Japanese Yen (approximately Rs.203million) to the Government of Sri Lanka through the World Food Program (WFP) to support their ongoing emergency…

Today the United States Embassy in Colombo, through its development arm, the U.S. Agency for International Development, announced a new program to revive the fishery community in the Maradankerny Division of Jaffna. This initiative…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT Below average rains expected to limit the 2014 Maha season paddy production Record cereal harvest estimated in 2013 Prices of rice increase seasonably, while those of wheat flour generally stable Overall food security situation has improved but…

Glide n° FL-2010-000253-LKA Period covered by this Ops Update: 1 June to 30 November 2013 Appeal target (current): CHF 22.7 million. Appeal coverage: 68.9 per cent based on current revised appeal budget. Appeal history: Emergency Appeal: Launched on 12 April 2010…