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UN mission warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government's request for UN-backed multi-sector support for Sri Lanka's debt and food and medicine shortages. "Governments and donor agencies have helped the humanitarian community reach over 1 million of the country's most vulnerable people wit
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Organic fertilizer imports strain China-Sri Lanka ties: Report
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 13 (ANI): The diplomatic ties between Sri Lanka and China were strained after a Chinese company mislead Colombo authorities by taking the money and not supplying the fertilizer to the island country, a media report said.
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China pushes Sri Lanka to continue with organic fertilizer project despite
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], August 29 (ANI): After the Sri Lankan government rejected an order of organic fertilizer from a Chinese company on the issue of the presence of harmful bacteria, Beijing is pressuring Colombo to continue with its organic fertilizer project.
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Sri Lanka's pulses production on track for recovery: Global Pulse Confeder
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] August 12 (ANI): With fuel shortages raging across the country and prices skyrocketing as the currency rapidly depreciates and foreign reserves deplete, Sri Lankan citizens are facing, among other issues, difficulty accessing food.
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Over 6 million Sri Lankans unsure of their next meal, WFP says urgently ne
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 23 (ANI): Over 6 million people in crisis-hit Sri Lanka, are "food insecure", according to the United Nations' World Food Programme (WFP) which says it has so far managed to secure only 30 per cent of the USD 63 million funds it has targeted to provide 3 million
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Sri Lankan PM vows to reduce country's inflation rate to 6 per cent by 202
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 5 (ANI): Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on Tuesday said that the island country aimed to reduce the inflation rate to between 4 and 6 per cent by 2025.
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Sri Lanka PM holds discussions with FAO, UNDP representatives
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 (ANI): Sri Lanka Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe held discussions on Friday with the Country Representative of the Food and Agriculture Organisation, Vimlendra Sharan, and United Nations Development Program Deputy Country Representative, Malin Herwig, regardin
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Former PM Wickremesinghe predicts food crisis in Sri Lanka
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 24 (ANI): United National Party (UNP) leader and former Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has predicted food shortage in Sri Lanka as the Indian credit facility given for fuel will end by the first week of May and demanded the Rajapaksa government's resignation.
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