🚨 Acting before disaster strikes! Food and Agriculture Organization, the District Secretariat & key agencies are developing Anticipatory Action protocols for #flood hazards in #Batticaloa. A Local Steering Committee will guide coordination & early action to protect communities. Supported by GermanForeignOffice.

🇱🇰 Congratulations to Sri Lanka and our partners on the launch of the Integrated One Health Pandemic Preparedness & Response Project! With an $18.4M grant from the Pandemic Fund—leveraging $7.7M in co-investment and $197M in co-financing—this initiative will strengthen disease

The resilience of the fisher community in Galle is admirable despite the enormous challenges they face. UN in Sri Lanka incl. FAO in Sri Lanka & Maldives & IOM Sri Lanka and the Maldives key support to improve policies & laws, reduce post harvest losses, raise livelihoods while improving security

On 26 Mar, Amb. ISOMATA jointed Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources & Vimlendra Sharan to handover🏢a new hatchery &🚛3 bowsers to boost inland Fisheries in Inginiyagala. 🇯🇵 remains committed to 🇱🇰's food security & better livelihoods!

Strengthening Inland Fisheries!🐟 #FAO, w Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka（在スリランカ日本国大使館) support, handed over 1 of 4 upgraded hatcheries & 3 fingerling bowsers in #Inginiyagala #lka, boosting #aquaculture & fisher livelihoods. A key step toward #sustainable inland #fisheries! Read more: bit.ly/3DRthKk

📍 Amb’s Visit to Monaragala & Ampara – Day 2, 26th March🐟 Day 2 took us to Inginiyagala! Amb. ISOMATA joined Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar, Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources & FAO in Sri Lanka & Maldives to hand over a new hatchery & bowsers.🎥Check out the highlights!🎬👇

"On March 27th, a delegation led by Mr. Nalin Munasinghe, Assistant Country Representative of the FAO, met Retired Major General Sampath Kotuwegoda, the new Director General of the DMC, #SriLanka More info #call117 #dmcsrilanka #FAO

Good read The Sunday Times (SL) about the importance for Sri Lanka to develop a good safety policy to engage broad set of stakeholders FAO in Sri Lanka & Maldives UN Industrial Development in Sri Lanka & EU in Sri Lanka partnering to support govt efforts. sundaytimes.lk/250406/sunday-… Vimlendra Sharan

As #SriLanka celebrates the New Year and harvest season, are we ready for a smarter future in #farming? Savithri Rodrigo speaks with #FAO's Nalin Munasinghe on climate-smart agriculture and tech for #sustainable growth. 📽️Watch here: youtu.be/Yb4rAxBXLuw?t=…

🌾 We're #hiring! Join our project "Circular Economy in the Food Sector (CIRCULAR)" as a Specialist. If you excel in #Entrepreneurship and business development in the Agri-food sector, apply now: bit.ly/FAOLKjobs #vacancy #lka #SriLanka #Sustainability

🌾 We're #hiring! Join our project "Circular Economy in the Food Sector (CIRCULAR)" as an IT Specialist. If you excel in designing, implementing, and delivering learning materials, apply now: bit.ly/FAOLKjobs #vacancy #lka #SriLanka #Sustainability #Jobs

🌾 We're #hiring! Join our team as a National Specialist on Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Agrobiodiversity to conduct a national gap analysis & develop a roadmap for biodiversity mainstreaming. Apply now: bit.ly/FAOLKjobs #vacancy #lka #SriLanka #Sustainability #Jobs

📢 Mark your calendar! Join FAOGeneva-United Nations Geneva & SriLanka at UNGeneva to celebrate #InternationalTeaDay with: 🍃 high-level dialogue ☕️ cultural exchange 🫖 tea tasting & more 📅 21 May | 1-3 pm CEST 📍 Palais des Nations, Geneva & Online ℹ️ bit.ly/43gj4j8

70 years of partnership. 80 years of global cooperation. From crisis to recovery, #SriLanka and the #UN have walked this path together. Watch the story of a partnership that endures. #OurUN #අපේUN #எங்கள்UN

Happy #InternationalTeaDay! Did you know tea is the world’s most consumed drink, after water? For more information, see 📷 bit.ly/3H2tThr #teaday

Empowering rural #SriLanka through sustainable inland fisheries! Our project focuses on enhancing fish seed production, reservoir management, and market access to boost #FoodSecurity and livelihoods. Together we build resilient, inclusive communities. #SustainableFisheries

New Food and Agriculture Organization report at the UN Ocean Conference warns: 35% of global fish stocks are being overfished. The good news? Where strong management and proper resources are in place, fish stocks can recover. It's not too late to #SaveOurOcean. news.un.org/en/story/2025/…

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Good to hear from farmers how our RiceUp project supported them. During 21/22 staple crop production dropped by abt half! Happy we could assist with the recovery i.e. seeds and capacity building to manage better and increase income EU in Sri Lanka FAO in Sri Lanka & Maldives

Discover the new Food and Agriculture Organization publications promoting productive water use and efficient water management in paddy fields in #SriLanka 👇 tinyurl.com/27euaw9v