UK to provide lifesaving aid to most vulnerable in Sri Lanka

 

The UK is providing urgent food and farming support to Sri Lankans hit hardest by the economic crisis, Lord Tariq Ahmad, the UK minister of state for the Middle East, South Asia, and the UN said on Friday (23). 

Lord Ahmad was to set out the UK’s life-saving support package of £3 million during a meeting with Sri Lankan foreign minister Ali Sabry at the UN General Assembly. 

The new funding is just part of the UK’s ongoing support to Sri Lanka. The UK is already providing support through the UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), the World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank. 

The Asian Development Bank and World Bank are providing emergency assistance under a joint action plan to help reduce the impact of the economic crisis on the people of Sri Lanka.