UNFPA Sri Lanka | Publications

Publication

Gender and Climate Change in Sri Lanka

Climate change affects and impacts human lives and livelihoods in myriad ways. Extreme weather events, longterm processes, and compound or covariate risks alrea...

Annual Report

UNFPA Sri Lanka Annual Report 2023

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sri Lanka has taken steps to enhance the resilience of the entire Sri Lankan population in the face of ongoing socioeconomic chal...

Publication

Case Study: UNFPA's Cash Assistance Initiative Amidst Sri Lanka's Socio-Economic Crisis

From July to September 2023, UNFPA Sri Lanka, supported by the Government of Australia, provided cash assistance to over 50,000 beneficiaries. This initiative aimed to ensure acces...

Annual Report

UNFPA Sri Lanka Annual Report 2022

UNFPA Sri Lanka is the United Nations' sexual and reproductive health agency. Since UNFPA started its work in 1969, the world has seen progress. In 2022, with the onse...

Publication

Rapid Gender Analysis Sri Lanka 2022

In August 2022, UNFPA in collaboration with Chrysalis, conducted a Rapid Gender Analysis to bring attention to the on-going economic crisis to identify the gender specific economic...

Technical Reports and Document

National Policy on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

Sri Lanka launched its "National Policy on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment" on International Women’s Day 2023. The policy was put forth by the Ministry ...

Publication

COUNTING AND VALUING WOMEN’S WORK IN SRI LANKA: USE OF NATIONAL TIME TRANSFER ACCOUNT METHODOLOGY TO ADDRESS GENDER-BASED INEQUALITITES

Sri Lanka already experiences very low female labour force participation irrespective of the country’s high levels of educational attainments and other social indicators. The...

Publication

Country Programme Document Sri Lanka 2023 - 2027

The Country Programme Document outlines the United Nations Population Fund's mandate and scope of work for the five year period from 2023 - 2027.

Resource

The Handbook on Gender, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence in Disasters

This handbook aims to provide practical guidance to policy makers, response staff, and community groups to plan, coordinate, implement, monitor and evaluate essential actions for a...