INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
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).More than one third of the people of the island-nation are struggling
to eat and suffering from shortages of fuel, power, and medicines.Sri Lanka has the fifth largest food price inflation in the world, up 93.7
through Red Cross and UN partners
It will provide access to food, seeds, and tools to help grow crops as well as mental health care, including for survivors of sexual and
World Bank, and the Asian Development Bank.The UK is the largest donor to the CERF, contributing more than $1.7 billion to the fund since
its inception in 2006 and it has already provided $5 million to Sri Lanka.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.
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