Reports

Description of the Event What happened, where and when? Several boats reportedly set off from Bangladesh between 25-27 November 2022, carrying displaced people from Rakhine, Myanmar. Based on previous movements and established routes, it is assumed that the intended…

To date, this Emergency Appeal, which seeks CHF 28,000,000, is 17 per cent funded including soft pledges with a gap of CHF 23.5 M. Further funding contributions are needed to enable the Sri Lanka Red Cross…

In Numbers US$5.2 million in cash and vouchers distributed US$40 million six-months (December 2022 – May 2023) net funding requirements 572,923 people assisted in November 2022 Situation Updates • In the face of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, food insecurity remains at…

In Numbers 36 percent of households are food-insecure (October 2022) 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive emergency assistance from WFP in 2022 7 million people in need Situation Update • Over three in ten households (35 percent) are facing…

This report is produced by the OCHA Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific (ROAP) on behalf of the Sri Lanka InterSector Coordination Group (ISCG). The updates below cover activities carried out between 26 November and…

On December 19th, Ambassador Mizukoshi attended a handover ceremony at Kolonnawa Divisional Secretariat Office to provide Nutrition Packs to the local community procured by SLRCS (Sri Lanka Red Cross Society) in the presence of Dr. Sunil…

COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka welcomed Dustin Shiau, Senior Regional Program Officer of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), on a visit to…

Sri Lanka is witnessing an unprecedented economic crisis, and the situation is exacerbated by political and social turmoil. Consequently, agricultural production is in a downward trend and one in four people are already facing food insecurity.…

1) What is cash-based humanitarian assistance? Cash-based humanitarian assistance is the main type of aid provided by humanitarian organisations working in Sri Lanka. It allows crisis-affected people to purchase the food, products, and services they need. Cash…

Over the next few months, we will be looking at the impact of the global food, fuel and finance crisis in 10 different countries, and what this means for older people who are often overlooked despite…