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UNFPA & WHO: Joint Media Statement
The World Health Organization (WHO) in Sri Lanka and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sri Lanka, jointly echo the statement issued by... Read more
More than 1 in 3 female homicides in Sri Lanka are related to intimate partner violence - UNFPA
UNFPA conducted the first study of its kind in Sri Lanka to understand the contributory factors of unnatural deaths from a gender perspective.... Read more
UNFPA highlights the importance of Comprehensive Sexuality Education among youth
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (22 February 2018): Every young person will one day have life changing decisions to make about their sexual and reproductive... Read more
Statement by UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Ashley Judd in Sri Lanka
Hi everybody. Good afternoon. There you go. Now where I'm from in the, in the southern part of the United States, it would be typical to say... Read more
Ashley Judd highlights importance of reproductive health and rights in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (7 February 2018): Award-winning Hollywood actress, writer, and UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Ms. Ashley Judd, arrived in Sri Lanka... Read more
Canada grants CDN$900,000 to UNFPA in support of addressing Sexual Gender-based Violence
9 January 2018, Colombo: The High Commissioner of Canada to Sri Lanka, HE David McKinnon, and Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (... Read more
Youth Participation in Policy Making & Community Leadership towards a Peaceful Sri Lanka
Over a quarter of the population in Sri Lanka consist of youth aged between 15 – 29 years. While youth comprise a significant proportion of the... Read more
Public campaign launched to mark the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence in Sri Lanka
In Sri Lanka, while women constitute 52 percent of Sri Lanka's population, female representation in parliament is only 5.3 percent. Due to... Read more
Generation-to-Generation Dialogue on Population Ageing in Sri Lanka
Population ageing is accelerating in Sri Lanka at a faster rate than any other country in South Asia. There are around 2.5 million people above the... Read more
UNFPA’s Asia-Pacific Regional Director arrives in Sri Lanka to forge partnerships for women, youth and the elderly
The newly appointed Asia Pacific Regional Director of UNFPA, Mr. Bjorn Andersson, will arrive in the island on 6 October 2017 for a 5-day mission.... Read more