Sri Lanka: Humanitarian Situation

(asked on 17th June 2022) - View Source

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka.


Answered by
Vicky Ford Portrait
Vicky Ford
This question was answered on 23rd June 2022

We are closely monitoring the situation in Sri Lanka particularly as it relates to food insecurity and medical shortages and will be working to support the UN and its agencies in their coordinated response. This response will be based on the UN's recent joint Humanitarian Needs and Priorities (HNP) Plan, launched on 9 June, that called for $47.2 million USD to provide life-saving assistance to 1.7 million people who are most at risk and need immediate support.

The UK Government recognises the difficult economic situation and welcomes the start of in-depth discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on reforms needed to bring the economy back to a sustainable path. The World Bank has announced over US$400 million in assistance to provide economic as well as health sector support, with the UK being a major donor to the UN and World Bank.

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