Reports

Since joining the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Movement in 2012, Sri Lanka has made significant progress in combating malnutrition. The country's dedication to addressing nutrition-related challenges, especially among vulnerable populations such as children and women, has…

In Numbers Over 2.5 million people have received WFP assistance since the start of the emergency response in June 2022. 3.9 million people are estimated to be moderately acute food-insecure (Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission findings 2023). Highlights Over…

This Data in Emergencies Monitoring (DIEM-Monitoring) brief shares the results of a first assessment conducted between September and November 2022 in Sri Lanka. It presents key findings and recommendations for humanitarian actors to utilize in planning…

Food insecurity improves in Sri Lanka but prevails within specific regions An estimated 17 percent of the population is in moderate acute food insecurity in Sri Lanka, especially in the Northern, Eastern and Central Provinces, indicating an…

The World Food Programme (WFP) has supported food security and nutrition in Sri Lanka since 1968. Based on research conducted in the Monaragala district in the south, and the Mullaitivu district in the north, on gender…

COLOMBO, 16 May 2023 - The Government of Japan through the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is providing USD 4,629,629 to strengthen the production capacity of smallholder paddy farmers in identified districts…

Overview of the assessment Target groups: Local actors, population groups affected by the crisis Objective: To understand the perceptions of affected populations and local actors in Sri Lanka on their needs, priorities and preferences in order to support a better…

4,200 vulnerable households to receive multi-purpose cash assistance 840 households supported with protection support Food security, health, and protection of children and women paramount during beneficiary selection. More than 5,000 households in Sri Lanka who are most affected by…

Pre-school meal programmes in Sri Lanka ensure young children’s continued access to education and nutrition amidst economic crisis 5-year-old Vishnu is happy to be back at his humble village preschool in Valachchenai, in the Eastern Province of…

By Achini Kavindi (Acting Focal Point for First-Aid/Communications Officer of SLRCS) and Kate Marshall (Surge Communications of IFRC) KOLONNAWA, WESTERN PROVINCE, SRI LANKA – “My sister gets 2,900 rupees through the Samurdhi Fund and the Elderly Allowance.…