Reports

COLOMBO, 20 MAY 2022- The Government of Japan is giving essential medicines to Sri Lanka through UNICEF to meet the urgent needs of the most vulnerable population as the country grapples with shortages due to an…

COLOMBO – The Government of Japan today announced a USD 1.5million (LKR 600 million) funding to help the Government of Sri Lanka respond to the ongoing economic crisis. The funds will be used by the United…

On May 20, the Government of Japan decided to provide Emergency Grant Aid of USD 3 million for Sri Lanka in response to the deterioration of the humanitarian situation to provide medicine and food. 1. This Emergency…

Sri Lanka: Rights under attack during economic crisis As the people in Sri Lanka are facing a catastrophic economic crisis, the government must protect the human rights of everyone and ensure an enabling environment for peacefully expressing…

All of the one million children receiving free school meals in Sri Lanka – or one in four students in the country – could go hungry after government funding was cut as food prices skyrocketed, Save…

Key Highlights ▪ Overall inflation in March increased to 21.5%, up from 17.5% in February. ▪ Food inflation increased to 29.5% in March compared to the same period the previous year, up by +2.4% from February, due to…

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Professor G.L. Peiris met with the Ambassador of China, Qi Zhenhong, on 21 April, 2022 at the Foreign Ministry. While welcoming the Ambassador, Minister Peiris appreciated China’s continued assistance to Sri Lanka which…

South Asia Sees Slower Growth as War in Ukraine Impedes Recovery, Worsens Existing Challenges WASHINGTON, April 13, 2022— Growth in South Asia, already uneven and fragile, will be slower than previously projected, due to the impacts of…

In 2021, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka assisted 183,683 people, including school children and people with pre-existing vulnerabilities and those economically affected by COVID-19, under four strategic outcomes.

In Numbers 45 percent of women of reproductive age group are overweight or obese; (Demographic and Health Survey, Sri Lanka, 2016). 33 percent of pregnant and nursing women are anaemic (WFP). Situation Updates • The number of COVID-19 infections…