
Social protection responses to COVID-19 in Sri Lanka
Author:
Research staff, International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth (IPC-IG)
,UNICEF Sri Lanka
Thematic Area:
Social Protection
Abstract:This Policy Research Brief provides a review of the social protection interventions adopted by the Government of Sri Lanka since March 2020 in response to the lives and livelihoods lost as a result of COVID-19. While its main scope is to map the government’s interventions in response to COVID-19, it was important nonetheless to also examine the general state of flagship social protection programmes that pre-date the pandemic. The brief calls for continued assessment of experiences and policy lessons learned from the government response to the pandemic.
Keywords:social protection; COVID-19; pandemic response; Sri Lanka
Publication Date:
Type/Issue:Policy Research Brief/85
ISSN:2358-1379