WFP Executive Board approves SL’s CSP valued at US $ 75mn

The World Food Programme (WFP) Executive Board has approved Sri Lanka’s Country Strategic Plan (CSP) for the period between 2023 and December 2027, valued at US $ 74.87 million. 

The WFP Sri Lanka CSP will be effective from January 2023 and is aligned with the national policy framework and consistent with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Corporation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027. 

The CSP is designed to support the country in achieving food security and improved nutrition by 2030, in line with the Substantial Development Goal (SGD) 2. It also seeks to contribute to the progress of the SDGs 1, 5, 10 and 13 and foster a reinforced partnership in strengthening the national humanitarian and development response, in accordance with the SDG 17. 

The WFP in a statement said it appreciates the government’s commitment towards achieving food security and improved nutrition and to corporate with achieving the agenda for 2030 and the SDGs. 

David M. Beasley, Executive Director of the WFP in Rome said that the WFP Executive Board approved Sri Lanka’s CSP, at its second Regular Session to assist Sri Lanka’s national efforts through food assistance in the short term,

while restoring and improving food security and nutrition by developing in-country capacity to reduce vulnerability levels.  Beasley, in writing to President Ranil Wickremesinghe, in his capacity as the Finance, Economic Stabilisation and National Policies Minister, said that the WFP would also provide technical assistance and policy advice to help maximise the return on the government’s investment in food security and nutrition. 

The resources for the WFP operations derive from voluntary contributions pledged solely to the WFP. Disbursements under this CSP will therefore be dependent on the level of resources provided by the donors to the WFP.