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UNDP in Sri Lanka

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Hate speech, disinformation, misinformation, and incitement have far-reaching consequences, often harming the most vulnerable in our society. Once the damage is done, there is no UNDO button to reverse it.

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Inclusive Governance

Climate and Environment

Youth and Innovation

Our work on Gender Equality

Key partners marking the inauguration of the Sri Lanka DPI Summit 2025

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Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI)

Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) is a shared means to many ends. It is a critical enabler of digital transformation and is helping to improve public service delivery at scale. Read through to find out more.

A woman in traditional attire feeds chickens in a rustic, stone-floored barn.

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Harvesting Change: Sudharshini Rajendran’s Journey to Sustainable Farming

In Sundarapuram, Vavuniya, Sudharshini Rajendran was reliant on her husband’s income to make ends meet. However, her life transformed when UNDP's Private Sector Facility partnered with Hirdaramani Apparel and Lacoste Foundation to promote backyard poultry farming and market gardening.

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Online Exhibition

What Were You Wearing? | An Interactive Gender Exhibition

To draw attention to and address this culture of impunity, UNDP curated a trilingual exhibition displaying an array of clothing worn by victim-survivors of SGBV, accompanied by very real stories and first-hand experiences.

Partners at Core

We deeply value the flexible funding provided by our donors and partners, which is instrumental in enabling UNDP to adapt to a changing development landscape and effectively deliver on our vision and mission.

What we do

In Sri Lanka, UNDP has been working as a key development partner of choice since 1967, to achieve sustainable human development in economic, social and environmental fronts. Working closely with the Government, civil society, the private sector and communities, UNDP aims to eradicate extreme poverty, and reduce inequalities and exclusion to protect both people and the planet.