UNFPA Sri Lanka

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மகிழ்ச்சிமிகு, சிறந்த குடும்பத்துக்கான நேர்முக தொடர்பாடல்

Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. The costs of violence are extremely high and include direct costs to the country...

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සතුට සපිරි යහපත් පවුලක් උදෙසා ධනාත්මක සන්නිවේදනය

Violence against women and girls is one of the most prevalent human rights violations in the world. The costs of violence are extremely high and include direct costs to the country...

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Policy Brief 8 - Comprehensive Sexuality Education in Sri Lanka

Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) is a curriculum-based process of teaching and learning about the cognitive, emotional, physical and social aspects of sexuality, reproductiv...

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The Role of Young Leaders and Volunteers in Preventing Violent Extremism in Sri Lanka

Understanding the role of youth in preventing violent extremism, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and UN Volunteers (UNV) commissioned a study on ‘The Potential Rol...

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National Strategic Plan (2019 - 2023)

The Well Woman Programme - National Strategic Plan (2019-2023) aims to ensure by 2023, every woman in the targeted age cohorts, especially those farthest behind, has utilized ...

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Perspectives: Reflecting on five decades of sexual and reproductive health and rights in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka established the first maternity hospital in 1879, making it the second maternity hospital in South Asia. Since then, Sri Lanka has come a very long way. With 2,1...

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Feminization of Ageing

Sri Lanka is fast becoming a country that has the oldest people in the South Asian region. It is also one of the fastest ageing countries in the world. Between 1981 and 2012, the p...

State of World Population Report

Unfinished Business: The Pursuit of Rights and Choices for All

Remarkable gains have been made in sexual and reproductive health and rights since 1969, when UNFPA was established. But despite progress, hundreds of millions of women today still...

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We are with HER - For a violence free Sri Lanka

On International Women's Day 2019, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Sri Lanka released a progress update summary about the 3 year project funded by the Canadian Go...