Cyclone Ditwah has left over 275,000 children across Sri Lanka facing an escalating humanitarian crisis.
The devastation has caused severe damage to homes and vital infrastructure along with the disruption of essential services causing widespread displacement and increasing the risk of disease outbreaks, malnutrition, unsafe living conditions, and severe emotional distress among children, UNICEF said.
UNICEF Sri Lanka said it is coordinating closely with the Government, national authorities, and partners to assess the situation and has initiated life-saving support while scaling up its efforts and appealing for additional funding to provide clean drinking water, essential nutrition supplies, psychosocial support, and emergency education kits to displaced children and mothers who need them most.
Former Minister and leader of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) Douglas Devenanada was arrested by the Criminal investigation Department (CID) today.
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A total of 62 dental surgeons will be joining the health service of of Sri Lanka on Monday, December 29.
India has proposed an assistance package worth USD 450 million. It will include USD 350 million in concessional Lines of Credit and USD 100 million of grants.
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