Petition · past parliament · Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Increase foreign aid to Sri Lanka during its economic crisis

Closed 537 signatures

What the petition asks

I want the Government to increase foreign aid to Sri Lanka and extend the deadlines for any loans due to help it survive one of its hugest economic crises. Students cannot take exams because there is no paper, and people cannot learn because there is no electricity. Lives are being lost.
According to the Guardian, "Colombo [is] unable to fund [the] import of printing paper, leaving millions of students unable to take part in term assessments". Don't forget Sri Lanka. 22 million people need help.

Timeline

31 Mar 2022 Petition opened for signatures
14 Oct 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 537
Status Closed
Department Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Opened 31 Mar 2022
Closed 14 Oct 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.