Reports

Unprecedented Shocks Rattle South Asia, Exacerbating Challenges and Dampening Growth WASHINGTON, October 6, 2022—Beset with Sri Lanka’s economic crisis, Pakistan’s catastrophic floods, a global slowdown, and impacts of the war in Ukraine, South Asia faces an unprecedented…

Executive Summary A. Macroeconomic Developments Sri Lanka is facing an unprecedented macroeconomic crisis. Years of fiscal indiscipline and risky commercial borrowing have led to unsustainable levels of public debt. Official reserves and net foreign assets in the banking…

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Sri Lanka: Human rights compliant recovery measures critical to stop spiraling hunger and poverty The Sri Lankan authorities and the international community must fully incorporate human rights into their responses to the country’s economic crisis, Amnesty International…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS Overall inflation has increased for the tenth consecutive month to 70.2% in August, up from 66.7% in July. This was largely driven by food commodities inflation (40.4%). Food inflation reached new record highs of 84.6% and…

The Embassy of Sri Lanka to the United States, working in collaboration with renowned American humanitarian donor organizations, has achieved a significant milestone in provision of free medicines and medical supplies to Sri Lanka from July…

On September 16, the diplomatic missions of Japan in Rome, Geneva and New York signed the official documents to commit the Emergency Grant Aid of USD 3.5 million for Sri Lanka with WFP, IFRC and UNICEF…

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 10 September – 23 September and provide an…

Highlights Spikes and instability in prices are posing threats to market functionality in Sri Lanka. Almost all markets are reporting concerns around rising and/or unstable prices. These high prices threaten to further impact vulnerable households’ food accessibility…

Colombo, 28 September 2022 – The United States Permanent Representative to the UN Agencies in Rome, Ambassador Cindy McCain concluded a two-day official visit to the North Western and Central Provinces of Sri Lanka today. Accompanied…