Reports

End Arbitrary Arrests, Harassment of Protesters, Activists, Journalists (New York) – The Sri Lankan government is using emergency regulations to harass and arbitrarily detain activists seeking political reform and accountability for the country’s economic crisis, Human Rights…

Highlights: Sri Lanka is enduring a major economic, energy and political crisis with millions of citizens in desperate need of assistance. All children in Sri Lanka are at the heart of the crisis due to interrupted services and…

When Ruchika found out she was pregnant with her second child in October last year she felt confident that she knew what to expect. Nine months later, she spent the day before her delivery in a…

On 28th July 2022, in response to the ongoing economic crisis in the country, the Government of Japan today handed over the first consignment of a total donation of USD 1.5 million value of medicines being…

In Numbers 6.3 million people are food-insecure. This is likely to deteriorate as the crisis unfolds. 6.7 million people are not consuming acceptable diets. 3.4 million people are planned to be targeted by WFP to receive emergency food, nutrition,…

The World Bank Group is deeply concerned about the dire economic situation and its impact on the people of Sri Lanka. To help alleviate severe shortages of essential items such as medicines, cooking gas, fertilizer, meals for…

KEY HIGHLIGHTS ✓ Overall inflation continued to increase to 58.9% in June from 45.3% in May. ✓ Food inflation reached record highs of 75.8% compared with the previous month and up by +14.2% from May 2022. This was driven by price…

COLOMBO, 28 July 2022 – Nearly one in three parents in Sri Lanka have noticed negative changes in their children’s behaviour in the last 6 months as the country headed into economic collapse, according to a…

On the 17th of July 2022, Acting President (as he then was) Ranil Wickremesinghe declared a State of Emergency with effect from the 18th of July 2022, by way of Gazette Extraordinary No.2288/30. Thereafter, on the…

In Numbers US$ 95,871 in cash and vouchers distributed US$ 44.54 m six-month (July 2022 – December 2022) net funding requirements 2,149 people assisted in June 2022 Situation Updates • The population continues to feel the brunt of the economic and…