Reports

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 01 November – 11 November and provide an…

Highlights • Sri Lanka continues to grapple with rising inflation, food insecurity and poverty amidst a major economic crisis and an estimated 6.2 million people moderately acute food insecure. Children in Sri Lanka are at the heart…

Distribution to smallholder paddy farmers in four districts to commence this week 16/11/2022, Colombo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Sri Lanka has this week begun a hand over 780 tonnes…

In Numbers 32 percent of households are food insecure (September 2022) 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive emergency assistance from WFP in 2022 Around 490,000 people have received WFP assistance since the start of the emergency response Highlights •…

The United Nations (UN) team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations have today revised and extended their joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, which aims to provide life-saving assistance to 3.4 million people amid Sri…

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 24 September – 31 October and provide an…

Situation Overview The crisis in Sri Lanka has resulted in food insecurity, threatened livelihoods, shortage of essential medical items, and rising protection concerns. Sri Lanka continues to experience its worst economic crises since independence, deepened by increasing risk…

On 3rd November 2022, H. E. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan joined the distribution of the emergency food package in collaboration with WFP Representative, Mr. Abdur Rahim Siddiqui, in Ragala Watta during his official visit to…

1 Executive summary 1.1 Background and context Sri Lanka saw consistent economic growth in the years that followed the end of the civil conflict in 2009, with the return of internally displaced persons and fewer people living in…

Highlights Markets are functional. While there remain variations from market to market, Sri Lanka’s markets currently have a wide range of products, adequate physical availability of essential goods, a resilient supply chain and sufficient levels of hygiene…