UN flags 36.5% funding gap in Cyclone Ditwah HPP, with $ 12.8 m unmet

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UN HPP funded $ 22.4 mof $ 35.3 m requirement as of 6 Feb.
Plan targets 658,000 vulnerable people through April 2026
More than 216,000 reached to date across all 25 districts
Health, agriculture, early recovery, nutrition and education most underfunded

Two months since the launch of Sri Lanka’s Humanitarian Priorities Plan (HPP) for Cyclone Ditwah, the response faces a 36.5% funding gap, with $ 12.8 million unmet out of a total requirement of $ 35.3 million, according to the latest UN situation update as of 6 February .

The UN Office of the Resident Coordinator said the HPP, launched on 11 December 2025 at the request of the Government, has secured $ 22.4 million, equivalent to 63.5% of required funding, to support 658,000 of the most vulnerable people affected by Cyclone Ditwah between December 2025 and April 2026.

As of early February, more than 216,000 people had been reached through interventions implemented by 68 partner organisations across all 25 districts, with women accounting for over half of the beneficiaries and around 4,500 persons with disabilities included in the response.

Despite the scale-up, the UN warned that health, agriculture and livelihoods, early recovery, nutrition, and education remain significantly underfunded, even as over 165,000 people continue to be displaced or live with host families.