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23 September 2016
UNFPA Sri Lanka supports National STD/AIDS Control Programme to launch handbook for Primary Health Care Workers
Colombo, 23 September 2016: Compared to some if its South Asian counter parts, Sri Lanka’s HIV/AIDS prevalence rate (less than 0.1% for the general population) remains low…
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19 September 2016
UNFPA Sri Lanka continues multi-stakeholder engagements to develop Provincial-level Youth Policies
Jaffna, 19 September 2016: With a youth population of almost 4.4 million in Sri Lanka, it is imperative to ensure that comprehensive youth policies are implemented at both…
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15 September 2016
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Training of Trainers on Sexual and Reproductive Health and prevention of Gender-based Violence
COLOMBO: United Nations Population Fund, UNFPA, conducted a Training of Trainers for the lecturers of the College of Education in Sri Lanka on sexual and reproductive…
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10 August 2016
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UNFPA assists in conducting qualitative research on Sri Lanka's reproductive health education
Colombo: UNFPA joined hands with The Family Health Bureau and the Health Education Bureau in July 2013 to conduct qualitative research on prevailing conditions of reproductive…
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21 July 2016
What’s it like being a Sexual and Reproductive Health peer educator?
Being a Sexual and Reproductive Health Trainer isn’t easy. Many of them face issues and challenges in their communities and with the people they work on a daily basis. …
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16 July 2016
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UNFPA Celebrates World Youth Skills Day
Colombo, Sri Lanka -- UNFPA Sri Lanka, in partnership with the Ministry of Youth Affairs (MoY) of the Sabaragamuwa province, organized a two day Stakeholder Consultation on Youth…
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11 July 2016
UNFPA Supports the University of Colombo in Celebrating World Population Day
Colombo, Sri Lanka-- This week the world focuses on ‘Investing in Teenage Girls’ – the theme for World Population Day which is celebrated today (11, July)…
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22 June 2016
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New Sex Ed Signs Help Deaf in Sri Lanka from Classroom to Courtroom
COLOMBO: For the longest time sexual assault cases filed by deaf people were almost always lost. This was attributed to the fact that there are no sign language gestures for…
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15 June 2016
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Improving Employee Contribution for Organizational Growth
COLOMBO: Workshop for Department of National Planning June 11 th 2016 at Hotel Renuka, Colombo The Department of National Planning conducted a Workshop on Improving…
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