Shelter, Land & Site Coordination Sector This guidance note provides operational and technical direction for SLSC sector partners implementing Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) for house repairs in...
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomes a timely contribution of USD 500,000 from the Government of the Republic of Korea (ROK) to deliver, urgent lifesaving cash...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Farmgate pricesof major paddy varieties haveslightly declined in key producing regions, driven by the arrival of newly harvestedYala season stocks. Wholesale paddy prices remained...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Sri Lanka’s economy recorded a 4.8% growth in Q1 2025, slightly lower than the 5.1% growth seen in Q1 2024. At the retail level, prices of most rice varieties declined, except for...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Paddy production for the 2024/2025 Maha season is estimated at 2.61 million metric tons, based on the sown extent reported by the end of January 2025. This represents a 4.2% decline...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS • The Sri Lankan economy grew by 5.0% in 2024, rebounding from a 2.3% contraction in 2023. However, the agriculture sector experienced a decline of 0.2 percentage points compared to...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS • The Sri Lankan economy grew by 5.3% in Q1 2024 mainly due to the developments in Industry and Services activities. • Headline inflation (NCPI) in July 2024 remained almost unchanged...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Overall headline inflation (NCPI) has decreased from 5.1% to 2.5% in March 2024 (YoY). • Food inflation, for the NCPI at 5.0% and CCPI, at 3.8% in March 2024. • The FAO global food...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Overall Headline Inflation (NCPI) has increased from 4.2% to 6.5% in January 2024 (YoY). • Food inflation, for the NCPI was at 4.1 and CCPI, at 3.3% in January 2024. • Month-on-month...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Overall Headline Inflation (NCPI) has increased from 0.8% to 1% in October 2023. • Food inflation remains the same, for both the NCPI and CCPI, at -5.2% in October 2023. •...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS • Overall Headline Inflation (NCPI) has decreased from 2.1% to 0.8% in September 2023. • Food inflation remains below 0, dropping from -5.4% in August to -5.2% in September 2023. •...
KEY HIGHLIGHTS Overall Headline Inflation (NCPI) has decreased from 10.8% to 4.6% in July 2023. Food inflation falls below 0, dropping from 2.5% in June to -2.5% in July 2023. Month-on-month change...
"On June 8th, the United Nations hosted a Learning Workshop on cash-based programmes in Sri Lanka. Led by the Cash Working Group (CWG) and supported by the Office of the UN Resident Coordinator...
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Highlights Markets are functional. While there remain variations from market to market, Sri Lanka’s markets currently have a wide range of products, adequate physical availability of essential goods,...
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Agenda proposed: Presenting the CWG Work Plan Discussion on Group procedures (ToRs draft) Remaining 2023 CVA activities (HNP vs UNSDCF) Upcoming workshop (FSPs and After-Action Review)
Agenda proposed: CashCap new ToR 2023 HNP activities and CWG priorities/ WorkPlan FSP analysis and learning exchange Education costs - updates AOB
Agenda proposed: Update on the ‘HNP transition roadmap’- 10 mins CWG Strategy 2023- 15 mins Market update and inflation trends - 30 mins AAP common messaging document- 5 mins AOB
The current situation warrants intervention in the short and medium term to address the threat to people’s essential needs, especially the poor and marginalized. As implementing agencies use Cash and...
