Devastating crisis for Sri Lanka’s children is a caution for South Asia: UNICEF

 

In a statement, Mr. Laryea-Adjei stated that it is the poorest, most vulnerable girls and boys who are paying the steepest price due to the economic crisis in the country. 

He said almost half of children in Sri Lanka already require some form of emergency assistance., while noting that the education of 4.8 million children, already severely hampered by two years of interrupted learning, is at risk as school attendance continues to be jeopardized. 

He also noted that what he saw in Sri Lanka is a caution for other countries in South Asia.