23 December 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka Cyclone Ditwah impacted 2.2 million people across Sri Lanka, due to torrential rains, landslides, and severe flooding. As a result, water infrastructure has collapsed – 413,000 household water connections are disrupted, 538 rural schemes are down, and 45 sewer treatment plants are non-functional. Vulnerable communities including women and children ...

6 December 2025, Kegalle, Sri Lanka.  UN-Habitat Sri Lanka’s technical team joined a high-level delegation headed by the Hon. Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply, Dr. H.M. Susil Ranasinghe and the Hon. Minister of Environment, Dr. Dammika Patabendi to visit cyclone-impacted areas in Mawanella in the Kegalle District. The Secretary to the Ministry of ...

Nairobi, 2 December 2025 – The United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) expresses its profound sorrow and solidarity with the governments and people affected by the catastrophic flooding and landslides triggered by the convergence of tropical cyclones Senyar and Ditwah. UN-Habitat calls on all partners and humanitarian actors to support life-saving activities to prevent more ...

5 October 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat, together with the National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) officially launched a new project in Sri Lanka entitled: Safe and Resilient Water Supply for Western Cities – Integrating Climate Resilience into Water Safety Plans of the Ambatale Water Supply Scheme. This project is funded through a US$ ...

29 August 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat in partnership with the Wattala-Mabola Urban Council (UC) held a stakeholder validation workshop to map vulnerabilities in the city of Wattala-Mabola recently. This workshop, held at the Wattala-Mabola UC, is a key component of UN-Habitat’s Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor flagship programme (also known as RISE-UP). This ...

July 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat with funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA), is establishing several water supply and sanitation initiatives in the city of Nuwara Eliya in close partnership with the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council (MC). Recently, a delegation led by the KOICA Country Director, Ms. Yooli Lee, visited some of ...

9 July 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. During a recent monitoring visit to Nuwara Eliya District, Ms. Yooli Lee, the Country Director of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Sri Lanka, visited the Udawela Saruketha fresh and value-added food processing centre in the Udawela Grama Niladhari Division. Ms. Harshini Halangode, Country Programme Manager, UN-Habitat ...

9 July 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The Country Director of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Sri Lanka, Ms. Yooli Lee, together with UN-Habitat, recently handed over a gravity- fed, community water supply system to the Liyanwala Pahalagama community members in Nuwara Eliya District. The official handover was conducted during a monitoring visit ...

8 July 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. Ms. Yooli Lee, Country Director of the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) in Sri Lanka, officially handed over an upgraded sewerage treatment facility to the Walapane Divisional Hospital in Nuwara Eliya District. This state-of-the-art sewerage treatment system, constructed at a cost of LKR 27 million (USD 90,000) was ...

28 May 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has granted USD 822,100 (LKR 246 million) through UN-Habitat to support communities in Nuwara Eliya District by promoting Good Agricultural Practices (GAP). This initiative aims to enhance essential services and community well-being by promoting modern agriculture methods through technology, improved practices, and ...

9 April 2025, Nuwara Eliya, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat, with funding from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has established a gravity-fed water supply system in the Mariya village, located in the Agarapathana Pradeshiya Sabaha of Nuwara Eliya District. The improved water supply system, together with chlorination facilities, was officially handed over to the residents recently, ...

18 March 2025, Colombo, Sri Lanka. UN-Habitat Sri Lanka held its first capacity building workshop for the Resilient Settlements for the Urban Poor flagship programme (also known as RISE-UP) at the United Nations Compound in Colombo today. The half-day interactive workshop focused on climate risk and vulnerability assessments, urban diagnostics, data management and social inclusion ...