Sri Lanka: Food Security Crisis - 2022-2023 Updates

Sri Lanka's Economy Stabilized; Continued Reforms Critical to Boost Exports and Attract Investment **COLOMBO, October 10, 2024—**Sri Lanka’s economy has stabilized, with growth expected to reach 4.4...

In the heart of Sri Lanka, from Homagama belonging to the Colombo District, amidst the trials of an economic crisis, Nandani Weerarathne (52), a resilient mother of two, found herself grappling with...

Overview In 2023, WFP began the implementation of its newly approved Country Strategic Plan (CSP) (2023-2027). The new CSP focuses on meeting food and nutrition needs during and after crises,...

Sri Lanka's Economy Shows Signs of Stabilization, but Poverty to Remain Elevated COLOMBO, April 2, 2024 —Sri Lanka’s economy is projected to see moderate growth of 2.2% in 2024, showing signs of...

“With the sum of LKR 75,000 that were given to us, we were able to recover from the financial crisis we have been facing,” Munidasa (78) shares, his voice resonating with relief and gratitude. The...

This video shows how a school caterer, struggling to make ends meet, is making the most of World Food Programme support 13 March 2024, Tanya Jansz Watch video Watch Nilani Jayarathne describe her...

HIGHLIGHTS In 2023, South Asia experienced natural disasters, political crises, public health emergencies and conflicts. Earthquakes hit Afghanistan and Nepal, requiring emergency responses. Three...

UN Women and Chrysalis with funding from the Government of Japan provided productive assets worth LKR 110 million (approx. USD 343K) to 600 women-led micro-enterprises to help expand their...

Heightened Repression Against Minorities, Dissent (Bangkok) – Regressive government policies and inadequate social protection left many Sri Lankans at risk from the worst effects of the country’s...

Overview and Methodology In 2022, Sri Lanka faced an unprecedented economic crisis, coupled with high inflation, soaring prices, unfavourable harvests and depleted foreign reserves which resulted in...

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. •...

COLOMBO, December 20, 2023—The World Bank released the second tranche of the US$500 million Sri Lanka Resilience, Stability and Economic Turnaround (RESET) Development Policy Operation (DPO),...

Putting choice in the hands of women and girls: scaling up and consolidating safe high-quality cash and voucher assistance The global volume of humanitarian Cash and Voucher Assistance (CVA) has...

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. •...

Joint Press Release by the Embassy of Sri Lanka, Washington D.C., and Heart to Heart International, United States Under the guidance of His Excellency Ambassador Mahinda Samarasinghe, Heart to Heart...

A Policy Report Based on the Multidimensional Vulnerability Index derived from UNDP’s National Citizen Survey 2022-2023 Executive Summary Sri Lanka’s socioeconomic progress has been marked by periods...

The Sri Lanka Development Update (SLDU) has two main aims. First, it reports on key developments over the past 12 months in Sri Lanka’s economy, places these in longer term and global contexts, and...

Latest Update – September 18, 2023 Domestic food price inflation remains high around the world. Information from the latest month between May and August 2023 for which food price inflation data are...

The Sri Lanka Delegation, led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe, engaged in high-level discussions with World Bank President Mr. Ajay Banga and other World Bank officials at the World Bank...