UN Women Sri Lanka

Some stories are never written. Others are written, folded away and never shared.
Photo: UN Women Sri Lanka/Hashan Lokuge/Jeewan Vithanage/Vimukthi Maduwantha
Photo: UN Women/Avindi Perera
Students at the MakHer workshop engage in hands-on STEM activities in Colombo, Sri Lanka in February 2024. Photo: UN Women Sri Lanka/Avindi Perera
Professor Savitri Goonasekere in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Photo: UN Women Sri Lanka
Sepali Kottegoda, founder and Director Programmes for Women and Media Collective. Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown

About UN Women Sri Lanka

UN Women has been working in Sri Lanka since 2014, marking a decade of service dedicated to advancing gender equality and women’s empowerment in the country.

In our collective efforts to uphold women’s rights, we work collaboratively with the Government of Sri Lanka and other partners to develop national policies, conduct research and advocacy, and deliver programming on:

Our goal is to help every woman and girl achieve her full potential, and build a more inclusive, just and equal Sri Lanka.

The 16days highlights

In stories

In videos

The paper
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Promoting women's engagement in peacebuilding
Women in Leadership in Asia and the Pacific: Kumudini Samuel

Empowering girls in STEM
“I became an entrepreneur to ensure financial stability for my family”—Selvasenthan Uthayaleaga

In publications