Page 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 Our latest press releases Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 18 September 2023 UNICEF calls for more investment as South Asia remains a global epicentre for undernourished and anaemic adolescent girls and women Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 15 September 2023 FRANCE CONTRIBUTES HALF A MILLION EUROS TO SUPPORT NUTRITION SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN SRI LANKA Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 16 August 2023 MOE and UNICEF spearhead national initiative to recover lost learning for 1.6 million primary school children across Sri Lanka Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 09 August 2023 UNICEF Regional Ambassador for South Asia Sachin Tendulkar teams up with Sri Lanka’s children Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 28 June 2023 UNICEF Sri Lanka Launches Business Council to Drive Sustainable Development and Child Rights Agenda Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 17 March 2023 JAPAN CONTRIBUTES OVER $1.8 MILLION TO PROVIDE ESSENTIAL SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN SRI LANKA Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 03 March 2023 For Every Child- The Right to Child Sensitive Investigations and a Fair Trial Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 08 February 2023 SWISS GOVERNMENT PROVIDES FUNDS THROUGH UNICEF TO SUPPORT SERVICES FOR CHILDREN IN RESPONSE TO THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN SRI LANKA Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 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 Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 15 December 2022 Rotary and UNICEF handover LKR 47 million worth of medicines to the Ministry of Health. Visit the page Statement 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 31 October 2022 UNICEF concerned with the recent reports of violence against children in Sri Lanka and calls for more efforts to protect them Read now Statement 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 26 August 2022 Devastating crisis for children in Sri Lanka is a cautionary tale for South Asia Read now Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 22 August 2022 UNICEF and Rotary International partner to deliver critical lifesaving supplies to families impacted by the crisis in Sri Lanka Visit the page Press release 3D9EA723-DA22-4F94-B00E-91AA14D9685C@1x Created with sketchtool. 29 July 2022 UNICEF launches emergency relief packages for children and mothers hardest hit by the current crisis. Visit the page Load more items