UNICEF Representative for Sri Lanka. Worked in Bangladesh, Iraq, Bhutan, Pacific Islands & China. Retweets aren’t endorsements. Views are my own #ForEveryChild
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Great piece on @srilanka schools reopening. We are so lucky to have such amazingly inspirational and committed teachers and students. Here’s hoping all schools are able to open safely soon.
Watch tonight - 5:40pm on Hiru TV, 7:00pm on Siyatha TV and Thinetha TV, 7:30pm on Rupavahini, Independent Television Network (ITN) and Swarnavahini. And will be hosted on UNICEF’s FB page at 7.00pm https://t.co/IOkAG0l2pf
Hope you and your children can tune in!
UNICEF SL has collaborated with the PM’s office to provide an opportunity for children and adolescents to voice their questions (via video message) about the current pandemic situation to the Prime Minister and have these questions answered.
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To address child malnutrition UNICEF is calling for: 1. Strengthened co-ordination 2. A multisectorial coordination mechanism 3. Increased national budget investments for nutrition 4. The implementation of the multisectorial action plan for nutrition. Read https://t.co/knHrmgZbMh
“The irreversible damage of malnutrition to a child’s health & development is enormous. It hampers performance in school, cognitive abilities, health & work productivity in later life, undermining a country’s sustainable development” Dr Abdulloeva, UNICEF https://t.co/knHrmgZbMh
H.E. @GotabayaR received #UNICEFs ‘State of the World’s Children: Growing Well in a Changing World’ & joint World Bank ‘Financial Assessment of Nutrition in Sri Lanka’ in the presence of representatives from Japan, China, the EU and Gov. Ministries. https://t.co/x6a7hXJmpa
With 15.1% of children under 5 ‘wasted’ #SriLanka ranks in the 10 worst low-middle income countries for wasting. “Due to urbanization, climate change & many other factors people are moving away from their traditional food & turning to the food of convenience” UNRC @SingerHanaa
Nutrition is a fundamental building block of every childs life. Yesterday @UNSriLanka@WorldBankSAsia & @UNICEF_SriLanka presented a vision to end child malnutrition in Sri Lanka by 2030 to H E @GotabayaR inc. the need for increased coordination. Read more https://t.co/knHrmgZbMh
#SriLanka children’s day in Matale. Big crowd to celebrate the day under the banner of ‘a friendly nation for the victory of children’. In this year of #CRC@30.
Positive Classroom Management works in #SriLanka#schools Great to see this in action at Chaganai Hindu Primary School. #ENDviolence in Sri Lanka’s schools now
What if every workplace was family-friendly?
We’re bringing together leaders to redesign the workplace of the future. It's about time to make paid parental leave, breastfeeding breaks, childcare and child benefits a reality for every family.
#EarlyMomentsMatter#6million
#HappeningNow is @UNICEF summit on ‘Redesigning the Workplace of the Future: Sharing Responsibility for Family-Friendly Policies!
Stay tuned as @IFC_org’s #TacklingChildcare experts will later share how companies around the world are building family friendly workplaces!
We are excited that IFC's #TacklingChildcare team will be at @UNICEF’s summit for family-friendly policies this Friday sharing about the key role of the private sector in building family-friendly workplaces. #EarlyMomentsMatter!
Handing over medical supplies at Batticaloa General with support from #DFAT and #Unicef. Amazing to hear how the hospital coped with the casualties of the ZioN Church attack. They are #Heroes