United Nations Development Programme in
Sri Lanka
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Catch the latest blogs on the UNLOCKED Project!
UNLOCKED is a space for Sri Lankan youth to express their views and opinions on development with the aim of creating positive change in the world. The views expressed in the blogs are solely those of the authors.
04 september
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Today's Youth, Today's Leaders
“I was not always independent and self-confident. Quite the contrary; I was extremely shy. But now I make a conscious effort to advocate for equality in our society. Someone has to stand up!” says Sumangala, a YLDP Participant from Batticaloa. Read more about her story..
7 march
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We are on Exposure!
Follow us on Exposure and follow our photo stories fro our work in Sri Lanka
25 sep
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EU Support to District Development Programme (EU-SDDP)
The European Union Support to District Development Programme (EU-SDDP) funded by the European Union is a 60-month Programme aimed at assisting Sri Lanka to make a transition from post-conflict assistance to reconstruction and development. UNDP is proud to be one of the six implementing agencies of this Programme.
5 june
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'One stop' mobile clinics providing communities access to justice
Displaced due to conflict, 18-year old Manickarajah Sulochana, of Vavuniya in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka, migrated to India in 1990, just after getting married. She had three children in India, but when she returned to Sri Lanka in 2010, she didn’t have documentation for her children.
27 january
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Find out all there is to know about the Sustainable Development Goals
The 2030 Agenda comprises 17 new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), or Global Goals, which will guide policy and funding for the next 15 years.
23 september
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#YouthNDev: Sri Lanka National Human Development Report 2014 launched!
The Sri Lanka National Human Development Report 2014 on Youth and Development explores the challenges of young people and opportunities for development, in the areas of education, employment, health, political participation and social integration, with gender as a cross-cutting theme. The Report was launched on the 12th of August, 2014, coinciding with the International Youth Day.
12 august
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Together, communities build back with resilience
AusAID, UNDP and other partners initiated “Strengthening Disaster Management Capacities in Conflict Affected North and Eastern Provinces in Sri Lanka,” a project to create village resilience development plans for vulnerable communities in Sri Lanka.
19 march
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20 aug
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About UNDP
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Have you read the Human Development Report 2015?
The 2015 HDR is of special significance to Sri Lanka as His Excellency the President contributed a special feature on 'Community Participation for Improving Rural Livelihoods’ with regard to sustainable rural agriculture in the Sri Lankan Economy.
Read the full report.
