Reports

On September 16, the diplomatic missions of Japan in Rome, Geneva and New York signed the official documents to commit the Emergency Grant Aid of USD 3.5 million for Sri Lanka with WFP, IFRC and UNICEF…

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 10 September – 23 September and provide an…

Highlights Spikes and instability in prices are posing threats to market functionality in Sri Lanka. Almost all markets are reporting concerns around rising and/or unstable prices. These high prices threaten to further impact vulnerable households’ food accessibility…

Colombo, 28 September 2022 – The United States Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain concluded a two-day official visit to the North Western and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka today. Accompanied…

FOOD SECURITY SNAPSHOT • Economic crisis causes sharp drop in agricultural production in 2022 • Cereal import requirements in 2022 estimated above five-year average • Prices of cereals and imported basic food products at high levels in August 2022 • Acute food insecurity…

In Numbers 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive emergency assistance from WFP in 2022 73,700 people reached by WFP for the emergency response so far Four in ten households are consuming inadequate diets. (August 2022)1 Highlights • WFP reached…

The UK is providing urgent food and farming support to Sri Lankans hit hardest by the economic crisis, Lord Ahmad announced today (Friday 23 September). More than one third of people are struggling to eat and are…

COLOMBO – The first consignment from an Australian donation totaling AUD22 million (approximately USD15 million) has arrived in Sri Lanka and will soon be distributed to those most affected by the ongoing economic crisis. The consignment,…

In Numbers 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive emergency assistance from WFP in 2022 60,000 people reached by WFP for the emergency response so far 79 percent of the population regularly relying on food-based coping strategies (August…