The World Food Programme (WFP) on Thursday began distributing food vouchers to pregnant women in underserved districts of the Sri Lankan capital, Colombo, marking the start of the UN agency’s emergency response in the country, which is facing its gravest political and economic crisis since independence.
WFP is working to provide life-saving food, cash and voucher assistance to three million of the most vulnerable people who can no longer meet their food needs due to the unprecedented economic meltdown.
WFP & the CMC, launched a voucher programme today for pregnant women, marking the start of WFP’s emergency response to provide life-saving assistance to the most vulnerable to help them meet their food needs due to the #EconomicCrisisLK.