The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will provide technical assistance for evidence-based legislative decision-making on demographic resilience, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality, gender-based violence, and harmful social practices, to Sri Lanka Pa…
The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) will provide technical assistance for evidence-based legislative decision-making on demographic resilience, sexual and reproductive health and rights, gender equality, gender-based violence, and harmful social practices, to Sri Lanka Parliament. UNFPA will also provide analytical information to Parliament based on the latest census data and population research. Parliament and UNFPA recently entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in this regard. The MoU was signed by Ms. Kushani Rohanadeera, the Secretary General of Parliament, on behalf of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, and Phuntsho Wangyel, Acting Representative of UNFPA Sri Lanka, on behalf of the United Nations Population Fund. The event was attended by a delegation, including Dr. Aleksandar Sasha Bodiroza, Director for the Asia and Pacific Region of UNFPA. Parliament said in a statement that the MoU would strengthen the legislative process, enhance the institutional capacity of Parliament, and elevate cooperation between the two parties in policymaking related to population and social development. UNFPA has agreed to brief Members of Parliament on international policy frameworks, intergovernmental processes, and Sri Lanka’s international commitments related to population dynamics, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and gender equality.