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COLOMBO, November 27, 2020—The World Bank’s new Country Director for Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka, Faris Hadad-Zervos, completed his first visit to Sri Lanka today. The purpose of this visit was to meet key policymakers and…

Tropical cyclone NIVAR formed over the southern Bay of Bengal and moved north-west towards south-eastern India. On 24 November at 0.00 UTC its centre was located approximately 250 km northeast of Trincomalee City (northeast coast of…

KEY MESSAGES Temperature rise in Sri Lanka is projected to be marginally lower than the global average. Under the highest emissions pathway (RCP8.5) temperatures are projected to rise by 2.9°C–3.5°C by the 2090s, over the 1986–2005 baseline.…

Colombo — The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is concluding its latest round of emergency distributions of hygiene and health-related items in places of detention. The distributions included reusable masks, PPE kits, chlorine, soap…

Executive summary Women’s wellbeing could be measured by many aspects such as the access to decent employment, economic security, equal access to resources, political participation, decision making, health and personal safety. Violence against Women is one of…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic US$ 46,040 paid as cash-based transfers in September 2020 694 participants (2,776 beneficiaries) assisted through cash-based…

In Numbers 45 percent of women in the reproductive age group are overweight or obese 33 percent of pregnant and lactating women are anaemic US$ 1,441 paid as cash-based transfers in August 2020 35 participants (140 beneficiaries) assisted through cash-based…

The Government of Japan has provided a total sum of US$ 636,363 (approx. Rs. 115 million) to the HALO Trust for humanitarian demining activities in Northern Sri Lanka. The grant contract was signed on 29th October…

A-PAD/CBi Sri Lanka formulated National Guidelines for Conduct of Examinations in Emergencies in partnership with the ministry of Defence, Disaster management Centre and the Department of Examinations. Grade 5 scholarship and General Certificate Examination - Advanced level…