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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 National and Provincial-... Read more
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 health and prevention of gender... Read more
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 health education in Sri... Read more
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. What kind of challenges do they... Read more
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 Affairs, on 16 and... Read more
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). Teenage girls around the world are... Read more
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 sexual terms - apart from... Read more
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 Employee Contribution for... Read more
Statement by Acting Resident Coordinator and UNFPA Country Representative
Below is the statement by Acting Resident Coordinator and UNFPA Country Representative Mr. Alain Sibenaler, at the Ministry of Sustainable Development & Wildlife's event: National Sustainable... Read more
The Aftermath of Roanu: Women Most Affected
COLOMBO: It's 1pm and the Vidyawardana Maha Vidyalaya - a school in Wellampitiya - is a beehive of activity. Not with school children on recess, but with army officers handing out lunch packets,... Read more