UNFPA marks Menstrual Hygiene Day in Sri Lanka
Menstruation, colloquially known as ‘periods’, is a normal biological process. However, it remains a globally stigmatized issue, and many are…
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Australia partners with WFP, UNICEF to provide Rs. 89 mn assistance to Sri Lanka to prepare for natural disasters
The Government of Australia, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the UNICEF have launched a partnership to help…
UNICEF commends Sri Lankan mothers for exclusively breastfeeding their children
New analysis released Thurday shows that 99 percent of children in Sri Lanka are breastfed at some point in their…
Women lack nutritional care in Sri Lanka, 32 percent pregnant women are anemic – UNICEF
The progress on improving nutritional care of women in South Asia including Sri Lanka during and after pregnancy is slow,…
UNICEF commends Sri Lanka raising minimum age of children punished for crimes from 8 to 12
The United Nations children’s organization, UNICEF commended Sri Lanka taking measures to amend the Penal Code to raise the minimum…
Unicef recruits gamers to mine Ethereum in aid of Syrian children
Cryptocurrency scheme is part of wider UN effort to revolutionise aid with blockchain technology, increasing financial transparency The UN’s children’s…
UNICEF to launch report of Digital Landscape Study on keeping Sri Lanka’s children safe in digital age
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sri Lanka on the occasion of Safer Internet Day 2018 will launch the…
Sri Lanka highlights efforts taken to ensure children’s rights at the 77th CRC session
Sri Lanka, highlighting the programs the unity government has been pursuing to ensure the rights of the children at the…
Children increasingly used as weapons of war, Unicef warns
2017 was a brutal year for young people caught in conflict, UN agency says, citing their recruitment as fighters and…
‘Celebrating Partnerships’ showcases the European Union’s support to district development in Sri Lanka
Celebrating Partnerships, an exhibition on the European Union’s support to district development in Sri Lanka, was jointly inaugurated in Colombo…