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New UNDP Resident Representative presents credentials to the Honorable Minister of Foreign Affairs
Conserving the wetlands which breathes life into the city of Colombo.
Under the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Global Environment Facility (GEF) funded Small Grants Programme, which is in its sixth operational phase attempts are now being made to protect these significant yet fragile ecosystems
They call it the Dry Zone. A huge area of Sri Lanka that lies towards the north of the island, where there is a real shortage of water for agriculture and drinking.
In the last decade, as a result of climate change, Sri Lanka has been experiencing severe shifts in its seasonal rainfall patterns, accompanied by increased floods and droughts.
Ms. Jamunadevi Ponnampalam, the Secretary to the Pungudutivu Food Manufacturers Society and the President of the Jaffna Palmyrah Handicrafts Guarantee Ltd was awarded the ‘Sri Lanka Thilaka’ award at the recent National Honors 2019.
UNDP and Citi Foundation, through its flagship entrepreneurship initiative – Youth Co:Lab Technopreneurship for Social Change Programme – recently conducted a programme for persons with disabilities at The Employers’ Federation of Ceylon. Youth Co-Lab, co-created in 2017 by UNDP and the Citi Foundation, aims to establish a common agenda for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to empower and invest in youth through leadership, social innovation and entrepreneurship.
What are the Sustainable Development Goals
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), otherwise known as the Global Goals, are a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure that all people enjoy peace and prosperity.
These 17 Goals build on the successes of the Millennium Development Goals, while including new areas such as climate change, economic inequality, innovation, sustainable consumption, peace and justice, among other priorities.
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What exactly do we do and who is involved? Take a look at the people we work with and projects we do in Sri Lanka.
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UNDP, as the development arm of the United Nations, works in some 170 countries and territories, helping to empower lives and build resilient nations.
In Sri Lanka, UNDP has been working as a key development partner of choice in Sri Lanka since 1967, to achieve sustainable human development in economic, social and environmental fronts. Working closely with the Government at national, regional and local levels, and civil society and the private sector, UNDP aims at eradicating extreme poverty, and reducing inequalities and exclusion to protect both people and the planet.
As UNDP celebrates partnering for development for 50 years in Sri Lanka and beyond, UNDP is now focused on helping Sri Lanka achieve sustainable human development through the Sustainable Development Goals.
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6%
Women in parliament
4.4%
Unemployment rate
36%
Youth Unemployment
73
Human Dev. Index
