Reports

COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has welcomed a critical contribution of NOK 5 million (approximately Rs 189 million, or US $500,000) from the Government of Norway to support Sri Lankans struggling to…

Highlights: Sri Lanka is enduring a major economic, energy and political crisis with millions of citizens in desperate need of assistance. All children in Sri Lanka are at the heart of the crisis due to interrupted services and…

In Numbers 6.3 million people are food-insecure. This is likely to deteriorate as the crisis unfolds. 6.7 million people are not consuming acceptable diets. 3.4 million people are planned to be targeted by WFP to receive emergency food, nutrition,…

The World Bank Group is deeply concerned about the dire economic situation and its impact on the people of Sri Lanka. To help alleviate severe shortages of essential items such as medicines, cooking gas, fertilizer, meals for…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS ✓ Overall inflation continued to increase to 58.9% in June from 45.3% in May. ✓ Food inflation reached record highs of 75.8% compared with the previous month and up by +14.2% from May 2022. This was driven by price…

COLOMBO, 28 July 2022 – Nearly one in three parents in Sri Lanka have noticed negative changes in their children’s behaviour in the last 6 months as the country headed into economic collapse, according to a…

In Numbers US$ 95,871 in cash and vouchers distributed US$ 44.54 m six-month (July 2022 – December 2022) net funding requirements 2,149 people assisted in June 2022 Situation Updates • The population continues to feel the brunt of the economic and…

In Numbers 6.3 million people are food insecure. This is likely to deteriorate as the crisis unfolds. 6.7 million people are not consuming acceptable diets. 3.4 million people are planned to be targeted by WFP to receive emergency food,…

Colombo/Kuala Lumpur, 21 July 2022 – The economic crisis in Sri Lanka is tipping into one of the country’s worst humanitarian crises in decades, with 6.7 million people now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance. Millions of…

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 9 June and 15 July 2022 and provide…