October 22, 2024
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NEW DELHI/COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), together with the Ministries of Environment of India and Sri Lanka, today launched its Adaptation for Resilience (ADAPT4R) project. The five-year initiative aims to enhance the food security and livelihoods of farming communities facing climate-induced challenges. Supported through a US$ 14 million contribution from the […]

March 7, 2023
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      COLOMBO – The President of the Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), His Excellency Artur Andrzej Pollok, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Poland, has welcomed the appointment of Cindy Hensley McCain of the United States of America as WFP’s next Executive Director. The appointment was made by United Nations […]

February 20, 2023
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      COLOMBO – The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) welcomed Stephanie Wilcock, Director for Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)’s Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance (BHA) on a visit to Sri Lanka. During the visit, Wilcock met with poor rural communities to understand their food and […]

September 12, 2022
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      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 […]

September 7, 2022
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      COLOMBO – Amidst an unprecedented economic crisis that has left millions of Sri Lankans food insecure, John Aylieff, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific concluded a two-day visit to Sri Lanka where WFP is stepping up its emergency operations. The latest WFP surveys show that […]


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