This #LabourDay we celebrate unity & resilience in the workplace.

Through ILO Sri Lanka & the Maldives UNFPA Sri Lanka & UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳, UN in Sri Lanka is working w/ Govt to enhance social dialogue & dispute resolution between unions & employers to foster inclusive workplaces where every voice is valued.

Labour rights are human rights.

On Wednesday’s International Workers' Day, see how International Labour Organization brings together governments, employers and workers representatives to achieve social justice and decent work for all: ilo.org/global/about-t…

📢 On this International day to #EndCorporalPunishment , join UNICEF #SriLanka business council member & Sampath Bank MD, Ayodhya Perera to challenge biases that hinder creation of safer spaces for our #children .
Read her powerful insights👉bit.ly/4dgtaF1 UN in Sri Lanka

I commend decision of Cabinet prohibit all forms of corporal punishment in all spheres. The UN in Sri Lanka looks forward timely consideration of amendment by Parliament of Sri Lanka. Children’s health and wellbeing need to be outmost priority Grateful lead UNICEF Sri Lanka Christian Skoog

Supporting monitoring of economic, social & cultural rights is key for promoting human dignity, equality & sustainable development. Thankful to Amb Mizukoshi Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka（在スリランカ日本国大使館) for supporting UN in Sri Lanka to accompany civil society in integrating rights-based frameworks into their work.

To achieve equal and meaningful participation in #STEM careers👩‍🔬, women and girls must have equal opportunities and access to quality #education in STEM.

Last week, we took the #MakHer series to students in Anuradhapura and Kuliyapitiya 🇱🇰.

👉unwo.men/Qlwn50RqkQs

#ClimateChange endangers 70% of workers with serious safety & health risks -heat stress, air pollution, agrochemical exposure, extreme weather events, & disease. Here's how International Labour Organization #lka is promoting #SafeWork in tea #plantations .

ILOAsiaPacific UN in Sri Lanka Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka（在スリランカ日本国大使館) Manal Azzi

Glad to join launch this week new initiative to raise production of inland fishing critical food security & livelihoods. Under leadership Min. Fisheries 🇱🇰 & FAO in Sri Lanka & Maldives Vimlendra Sharan new prog supports sector long marginalized. Grateful tremendous support Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka（在スリランカ日本国大使館) 🇯🇵

2023 was the warmest year on record🌡️
🚨Excessive heat, extreme weather, air pollution, vector-borne diseases➡️ #ClimateChange poses serious threats to safety & health of workers everywhere.

📢New International Labour Organization report highlights #climatecrisis impact on workforce👉ow.ly/gTbZ50RkYbJ

Human Rights advocate? Passionate about migration & social inclusion? Champion for combating xenophobia?

Share your short 🎥with #PLURALplus24 & get a chance to screen it at an international festival!

Deadline May 31: pluralplus.unaoc.org

#NEWS : Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka（在スリランカ日本国大使館) provides US$ 3 Million through Food and Agriculture Organization to strengthen inland #fisheries and improve rural livelihoods in #SriLanka

The initiative will establish mini hatcheries, upgrade #aquaculture centers, and enhance technical capacities.
Learn more👉 bit.ly/3UxNwCl

This year, #GirlsinICT Day focuses on leadership, highlighting the critical need for strong female role models in #STEM . Learn how we are working with The Makers & the EU in Sri Lanka to rethink STEM education & inspire girls to join ICT careers 👉 unwo.men/zN7C50RnigB

💉 This International #ImmunizationWeek , let’s celebrate #SriLanka ’s success in maintaining nearly 100% vax coverage,despite challenges. Every #vaccine is a life saved,a future preserved.
Join us in prioritizing vaccines for a healthier future. #HumanlyPossible UN in Sri Lanka Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance

September’s Summit of the Future at the United Nations will bring together leaders to create a path for a better world for us all.

Here's what you can expect from this once-in-a-generation opportunity to shape #OurCommonFuture .

⏩bit.ly/SotF2024

Asia is warming faster than the 🌍average & is the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate-related hazards.

In the #StateOfClimate in Asia 2023 Report, World Meteorological Organization details record 🌡️ in 2023, escalating impacts & urgent need for disaster risk mitigation👇
bit.ly/3QdVIF8

Through #ICPD30 & UNFPA #SriLanka 50 years, we reaffirm our commitment to empower individuals with informed choices & access essential health services & information.
ICPD champions reproductive rights, gender equality & #SDGs . Let's unite to fulfill everyone's fullest potential.

Its the 7th and final stop of our UN Development #SriLanka 🇱🇰travelling interactive exhibition on 'Transformation and Women's Empowerment', kickstarting today at the Deivanayagam Hall in #Batticaloa , 22-24th April from 9.00am-5.00pm, made possible w/ support of Canada in Sri Lanka and Maldives & Norway MFA

Heartfelt congratulations to EQUAL GROUND founder Rosanna Flamer-Caldera for well deserved recognition as one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2024. Her unwavering commitment & remarkable contributions to LGBTIQ rights in #SriLanka is inspiring
time.com/6964221/rosann…