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05 April 2021

Clarification on Sri Lanka’s maternal mortality situation based on the UNICEF recent report on Direct and Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia

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30 March 2021

NEW FUNDING FROM JAPAN TO STRENGTHEN IMMUNIZATION SERVICES IN SRI LANKA

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18 March 2021

Partnership with Donors help to Strengthen Sri Lanka’s COVID-19 Vaccination Rollout Through COVAX Facility

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More doses of COVID-19 to arrive tonight under COVAX by UNICEF

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05 March 2021

Ministry of Health to administer the first shipment of COVAX vaccines, procured by UNICEF, to prioritized elderly population.

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Press release

18 February 2021

Building trust in vaccines, addressing the youth mental health crisis, and bridging the digital divide among key opportunities for the world’s children post-pandemic - UNICEF

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01 February 2021

Nutrition crisis looms as more than 39 billion in-school meals missed since start of pandemic – UNICEF and WFP

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Statement

04 December 2020

As the COVID-19 pandemic begins to enter a new phase, UNICEF reminds the world that ‘the light at the end of the tunnel needs to shine for all’

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Press release

19 November 2020

UNICEF calls for averting a lost generation as COVID-19 threatens to cause irreversible harm to children’s education, nutrition and well-being

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19 November 2020

Universal Child Benefit critical in reducing vulnerability and poverty, new UNICEF Sri Lanka report finds

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21 October 2020

UNICEF to stockpile over half a billion syringes by year end, as part of efforts to prepare for eventual COVID-19 vaccinations

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23 September 2020

UNICEF COMMENDS THE GOVERNMENT OF SRI LANKA FOR INITIATING LEGAL REFORMS TO ENSURE FAIRNESS AND JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN

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09 September 2020

The Mayor of Batticaloa and UNICEF sign agreement to establish Sri Lanka’s first Child-Friendly Municipality

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Press release

04 September 2020

UNICEF to lead procurement and supply of COVID-19 vaccines in world’s largest and fastest ever operation of its kind

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Press release

19 August 2020

COVID-19: RETURNING SCHOOL CHILDREN AND PARENTS ASKED TO FOLLOW SEVEN ‘NEW LESSONS’ TO PREVENT COVID-19 IN NEW NATIONAL CAMPAIGN

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Press Centre

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

Clarification on Sri Lanka’s maternal mortality situation based on the UNICEF recent report on Direct and Indirect effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response in South Asia