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20 May 2022

JAPAN PROVIDES US$ 1.5 MILLION FOR MEDICINES IN EMERGENCY AID TO SRI LANKA THROUGH UNICEF

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Children at displacement camp due to floods

Statement

11 May 2022

JOINT STATEMENT: STOP THE VIOLENCE AND PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF EVERY CHILD IN SRI LANKA

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Statement

07 May 2022

UNICEF CONDEMNS VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN DURING PROTESTS

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Press release

27 April 2022

IN TACKLING THE CURRENT CRISIS IN SRI LANKA, PUT CHILDREN’S NEEDS FIRST

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News note

21 April 2022

UNICEF STATEMENT ON CHILDREN PROTESTING IN SRI LANKA

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Press release

21 March 2022

NEW REPORT ON RAGGING AND SEXUAL AND GENDER BASED VIOLENCE IN SRI LANKAN STATE UNIVERSITIES HIGHLIGHTS GRAVE CONSEQUENCES

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Press release

21 February 2022

Ministry of Justice, the European Union (EU), UNDP and UNICEF join hands to improve justice for all in Sri Lanka

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Bhagya Abeyrathne Jathujan Mahendran Yumna Zaheed Manethree Walpola Tharushi Neethra Christian Skoog

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08 December 2021

Young People Speak Out to Reimagine a Better Future as UNICEF Marks 75 Years

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Temperature checks, masks, physical distancing and more are part of the new normal

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18 October 2021

The future of 800 million children across Asia at risk as their education has been severely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic

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A School is being cleaned for re-opening

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11 October 2021

UNICEF welcomes the decision to reopen schools in Sri Lanka and call for concerted efforts to mitigate learning losses.

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Press release

07 October 2021

AUSTRALIA, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNICEF, DELIVERS ESSENTIAL EQUIPMENT FOR COVID-19 RESPONSE TO SRI LANKA

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Press release

27 September 2021

UK in partnership with UNICEF announces life-saving support to Sri Lanka’s response to COVID-19

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Press release

08 September 2021

Repeated school closures due to COVID-19 leading to learning loss and widening inequities in South Asia, UNICEF research shows

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Press release

25 August 2021

MINISTRY OF HEALTH RECEIVES SECOND BATCH OF VACCINE COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT FROM UNICEF SUPPORTED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN

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Find the latest news on issues affecting children across the Sri Lanka, and UNICEF’s work for children, including press releases, multimedia content and other resources for journalists

JAPAN PROVIDES US$ 1.5 MILLION FOR MEDICINES IN EMERGENCY AID TO SRI LANKA THROUGH UNICEF