Reports

In Numbers US$11.5 million in cash and vouchers distributed US$29.69 million six-month (November 2022 – April 2023) net funding requirements 275,160 people assisted in October 2022 Situation Updates • In the face of Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, food insecurity remains at…

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 01 November – 11 November and provide an…

In response to the detention for over 90 days of student leaders Wasantha Mudalige and Galwewa Siridhamma Thero, under the draconian Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA), Thyagi Ruwanpathirana, Amnesty International’s South Asia Regional Researcher, said: “The continued…

Highlights • Sri Lanka continues to grapple with rising inflation, food insecurity and poverty amidst a major economic crisis and an estimated 6.2 million people moderately acute food insecure. Children in Sri Lanka are at the heart…

Distribution to smallholder paddy farmers in four districts to commence this week 16/11/2022, Colombo – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Sri Lanka has this week begun a hand over 780 tonnes…

Sri Lanka’s agricultural sector is a cornerstone in the country’s economy, supporting many rural small-scale producers. The current crisis has limited their capacity to cultivate, leaving resource poor farmers with little or no options to recover. S.M.…

In Numbers 32 percent of households are food insecure (September 2022) 3.4 million people are being prioritized to receive emergency assistance from WFP in 2022 Around 490,000 people have received WFP assistance since the start of the emergency response Highlights •…

Agenda proposed: Cash and Voucher Assistance progress - Dashboard Linkages between Humanitarian Cash and Social Protection CWG Strategy 2023 contributions AAP Messaging document (final version) AOB - 5 min

The United Nations (UN) team in Sri Lanka and non-governmental organisations have today revised and extended their joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, which aims to provide life-saving assistance to 3.4 million people amid Sri…

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 24 September – 31 October and provide an…