food insecurity Archives

May 29, 2023

An estimated 17 percent of the population is in moderate acute food insecurity in Sri Lanka, especially in the Northern, Eastern and Central Provinces, indicating an improvement compared to 2022. COLOMBO: Food security in Sri Lanka is improving across all provinces, according to the Crop and Food Security Assessment Mission (CFSAM) report […]

December 20, 2022

COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Sri Lanka welcomed Dustin Shiau, Senior Regional Program Officer of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA), on a visit to Sri Lanka. He met with food-insecure communities and heard first-hand accounts of the difficulties they are […]

September 12, 2022

Nearly 30 percent of the population are experiencing acute food insecurity, and will likely deteriorate further unless urgent assistance is provided JOINT FAO/WFP NEWS RELEASE Colombo/Rome, 12 September 2022: An estimated 6.3 million people in Sri Lanka are facing moderate to severe acute food insecurity and their situation is expected to worsen […]

June 22, 2022

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BANGKOK/COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed an AUD 22 million (US 15 million) contribution from the Government of Australia to help millions of Sri Lankans who are unable to afford food. On 16 June, WFP launched a US$ 60 million emergency food and nutrition assistance for 3 million […]

Food insecurity improves in Sri Lanka but prevails within specific regions – FAO & WFP

USAID humanitarian advisor visits US-Funded WFP programmes for communities affected by food insecurity in Sri Lanka

Food insecurity in Sri Lanka likely to worsen amid poor agricultural production, price spikes and ongoing economic crisis, FAO and WFP warn

Australia provides critical funding to help WFP respond to rising food insecurity in Sri Lanka