Sri Lanka is experiencing its worst economic crisis since its independence in 1948, with serious consequences for the most vulnerable people. It is estimated that nearly 5.3 million people are now in urgent need of humanitarian assistance, including 5.4 million women of reproductive age.

UNFPA is responding by supporting sexual and productive health and preventing and responding to gender-based violence.

UNFPA is providing humanitarian assistance in Bangladesh to affected Bangladeshi communities and Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar and Bhasan Char. Under the 2022 Joint Response Plan, 1.46 million people, including 919.000 Rohingya refugees, are targeted for humanitarian assistance.

UNFPA is providing services for sexual and reproductive health, and prevention and response to gender-based violence, with a focus on women, youth and adolescents.