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Highlights 2023 showed some stabilization of Sri Lanka’s economy with the IMF debt restructuring agreement on 20 March 2023. However, many vulnerable families faced food insecurity and nutrition challenges, loss of livelihoods, and rising protection concerns as…

UN Human Rights Council Engagement Remains Vital to Ensure Justice for Atrocity Crimes (Geneva) – The Sri Lankan government’s proposed law to create another body to investigate wartime abuses replicates previous failed efforts, ignores the needs of…

Overview WHO SEARO organized the Regional workshop on improving availability and access to palliative care on 11-13 Oct 2023, in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The objective of the workshop were: To support countries to review the current status of…

Responding to the passing of the draconian Online Safety Act in the Sri Lankan Parliament today, Thyagi Ruwanpathirana, Regional Researcher for South Asia at Amnesty International said: “The passing of the Online Safety Act is a major…

Scope and Scale In early October 2023, due to the deepening of the southwest monsoon, Sri Lanka suffered severe rainfall in the western, Sabaragamuwa, and southern regions. According to the DMC situational report as of 9 October…

On the 23rd of January 2024, His Excellency Mr. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan, signed the grant contract of the demining project under the scheme of “Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP)”, with Mr.…

Health Minister Dr. Ramesh Pathirana announced a staggering 91% vaccination rate for measles among children, a crucial step in combating a recent resurgence of the disease after eradication. This achievement demonstrates the country’s dedication to proactive…

In Numbers 606.86 mt of food distributed US$11.9 million in cash and vouchers distributed1 US$0.99 million six-month (November-April 2023) net funding requirements 403,053 people assisted in October 2023 Operational Updates Emergency Response • In 2023, WFP targeted 2.4 million food-insecure people through cash…

FROM Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights: Ravina Shamdasani LOCATION Geneva We are seriously concerned by the revised Anti-Terrorism Bill currently being considered in the Sri Lankan Parliament to replace the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act. Repeal…