Sri Lanka

WFP Activities
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WFP’s activities in Sri Lanka continue to focus on meeting the food and nutrition needs of the most vulnerable especially returnees as they attempt to regain their livelihoods, thus promoting food security and peace and reconciliation. The main components of WFP interventions in Sri Lanka are:

- Emergency Support to IDPs returning and resettled IDPS as well as those remaining in camps

- Nutritional supplementation to pregnant and nursing mothers, as well as to children 6 months to 5 years;

- School meals to address short term hunger in primary/secondary schools;

- Rehabilitation, Infrastructure development, and Climate Adaptation activities for returnees.

- Food-for-training activities 

WFP Offices
Country at a glance 2012
Planned Beneficiaries407,000
Beneficiary needs (mt)31,072
Beneficiary needs ($US)30,262,278
Donors - 2012 ($US)
Donors - Directed contributions
Multilateral contributionsUS$ 132,267
Brazil1,757,665
Japan1,488,649
Saudi Arabia1,428,337
Canada1,003,009
Private Donors458,298
Switzerland278,707
Sri Lanka184,500
Threats to food security
  • Land Mines in former conflict areas
  • High Food Prices
  • Climate Change
  • Disruption of Agricultural Cycle