Last week in South Asia and Afghanistan, the United States (US) killed Al Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahri in a drone strike in Afghanistan, as the Islamic State (IS) and anti-Taliban groups continued...
A. SITUATION ANALYSIS Description of the crisis Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948, which has deeply impacted the well-being of its population...
The GHO 2022, launched on 2 December 2021, required $41 billion to assist 194 million of the 296 million people in need in 69 countries. Since then, needs and requirements have grown to $46.7 B to...
GENEVA (8 August 2022) – UN human rights experts* today condemned the extensive, prolonged and repeated use of state of emergency measures since 2 April 2022 by Sri Lankan authorities to crackdown on...
Agenda proposed: Present MEB technical note final version; Present Cash Activities - 5W Dashboard; Progress from the Cell Coordination meeting - Colombo District; Cash Plus interventions Interagency...
Agenda proposed: 1 . Outcomes from the presentation in the HCT meeting 2 . Agree on the MEB technical note: a . Include inflation fluctuations or not in the TV b . Potential government reaction 3...
Agenda proposed: 1 . General Introductions – CashCap person and new members within the Co-chairing agencies (UNICEF, WFP, Save the children) 2 . MEB and transfer value discussion a . Feedback...
On 8 August, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, H. E. Mr. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki handed over essential pharmaceuticals for women and youth which is worth approximately 26 million LKR to Hon. Dr. Keheliya...
Ranil Wickremesinghe Needs to End Crackdown, Address Economic Crisis (New York) – Sri Lanka’s new president, Ranil Wickremesinghe, should ensure that his administration adopts measures to protect the...
A new plant quarantine facility will help increase the export competitiveness of Sri Lankan agricultural products. In Sri Lanka, agricultural exports make up a significant portion of the country’s...