As part of its annual workplan, the Office of Internal
Audit conducted an audit of WFP operations in Sri Lanka
that focused on key controls under priority focus areas
informed by a risk-based approach. These areas included
programme management, non-governmental organization
management, monitoring, cash based transfers, and supply
chain including logistics and procurement. Through four
strategic outcomes, the Country Strategic Plan for
2023–2027 seeks to provide protective food assistance and
other support as required in the short term and to restore
and improve food security and nutrition by developing
in-country capacity and reducing vulnerability through an
integrated resilience and nutrition-sensitive approach
that layers and sequences programming. The country office
reached 1.4 million beneficiaries in 2022. The audit
focused on strategic outcome 1: Vulnerable communities in
Sri Lanka meet their food, nutrition and other essential
needs during and after crises. Based on the results of the
audit, the Office of Internal Audit reached an overall
conclusion of some improvement needed.