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Ruchi Singh showcases vegetables grown in her kitchen garden outside her house in Tikariya, Chitrakoot, India

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18 September 2023

UNICEF calls for more investment as South Asia remains a global epicentre for undernourished and anaemic adolescent girls and women

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Jean-François PACTET, Ambassador of France to Sri Lanka and the Maldives and Christian Skoog, UNICEF Sri Lanka Representative.

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15 September 2023

FRANCE CONTRIBUTES HALF A MILLION EUROS TO SUPPORT NUTRITION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN SRI LANKA

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Dr. Susil Premajayantha, Minister of Education, Christian Skoog, UNICEF Representative for Sri Lanka and other officials at the event

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16 August 2023

MOE and UNICEF spearhead national initiative to recover lost learning for 1.6 million primary school children across Sri Lanka

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Sachin Tendulkar, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, spreading smiles among pre-school children during his heartfelt visit to Sri Lanka.

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09 August 2023

UNICEF Regional Ambassador for South Asia Sachin Tendulkar teams up with Sri Lanka’s children

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28 June 2023

UNICEF Sri Lanka Launches Business Council to Drive Sustainable Development and Child Rights Agenda

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17 March 2023

JAPAN CONTRIBUTES OVER $1.8 MILLION TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN SRI LANKA

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03 March 2023

For Every Child- The Right to Child Sensitive Investigations and a Fair Trial

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Christian Skoog, Representative, UNICEF Sri Lanka and Dr. Dominik Furgler, Ambassador of Switzerland to Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

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08 February 2023

SWISS GOVERNMENT PROVIDES FUNDS THROUGH UNICEF TO SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN SRI LANKA

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H.E. MIZUKOSHI Hideaki, Ambassador of Japan to Sri Lanka, Christian Skoog, Representative, UNICEF Sri Lanka & Minister of Health Sri Lanka - Dr Keheliya Rambukwella ceremonially opening the walk-in cold rooms procured by UNICEF funded by the Government of Japan

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24 January 2023

GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN PROVIDES NEW COLD CHAIN EQUIPMENT AND NUTRITION SUPPLIES PROCURED BY UNICEF THROUGH EMERGEMCY ASSISTANCE TOTALLING USD 3.5 MILLION

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Press release

15 December 2022

Rotary and UNICEF handover LKR 47 million worth of medicines to the Ministry of Health.

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Statement

31 October 2022

UNICEF concerned with the recent reports of violence against children in Sri Lanka and calls for more efforts to protect them

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George Laryea-Adjei, UNICEF Regional Director for South Asia

Statement

26 August 2022

Devastating crisis for children in Sri Lanka is a cautionary tale for South Asia

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22 August 2022

UNICEF and Rotary International partner to deliver critical lifesaving supplies to families impacted by the crisis in Sri Lanka

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29 July 2022

UNICEF launches emergency relief packages for children and mothers hardest hit by the current crisis.

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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

UNICEF calls for more investment as South Asia remains a global epicentre for undernourished and anaemic adolescent girls and women