The lives of people in Sri Lanka have been impacted by an economic crisis in 2022, with massive protests and strikes across the country. The knock-on effects of the economic crisis have created a multi-dimensional crisis with increasing economic, health, social, and protection risks impacting the wellbeing of the people.

In August 2022,UNFPA in collaboration with CARE international and Chrysalis, conducted a Rapid Gender Analysis to bring attention to the on-going economic crisis to identify the gender specific economic, health (including sexual and reproductive health), social, and protection risks faced by women and girls including those with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities, and vulnerable groups in Sri Lanka.

The RGA identifies differentiated needs and prioritizes strategic gender issues and opportunities to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. The RGA also proposes recommendations for humanitarian leadership to ensure that gender considerations are incorporated in recovery and response-oriented programming and operations, and support gender-responsive policy decisions to this crisis.