The Minister of Health Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi stated that the election law reforms should be carried out in such a way that women are properly represented in Parliament, Provincial Councils, and Local Government Authorities. Read more on 👇 slwpc.org/2021/06/23/the…

Parliamentary Select Committee on Gender Equality meets for the first time slwpc.org/2021/04/09/par…

A special policy dialogue on the challenges faced by the differently abled community and the strengthening of their rights within a legal framework was held online on the 28th by the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus 2/2

Sri Lanka's Women Parliamentarians Caucus notes the importance of gender responsive budgeting. WFD works with parliaments on GRB, has reached out to the WPC and looks forward to providing support in this area.

Our Annual Report and Accounts for 2020 – 2021 were formally presented to MPs and published this week. Read them to find out about our work supporting democracy around the world at wfd.org/ara20-21. Some highlights in this thread 👇 🧵1/6

One of Sri Lanka's younger parliamentarians Hon Jeevan Thondaman MP State Minister speaks up against recent incidents involving rape of minors and calls for greater accountability and responsibility. Jeevan Thondaman instagram.com/tv/CRwGCIqngR2…

Insightful discussion on Parliament and CSO engagement for people with disabilities. Good to have community reps as well as 🇬🇧 and 🇱🇰experts Paul Silk and T Jayathilake share good practices on inclusive policy development. Thanks UK in Sri Lanka 🇬🇧🇱🇰 for your partnership! Parliament of Sri Lanka

81st all India presiding officers' conference and International Day of Democracy currently in progress.

On #DemocracyDay, WFD and Kaleidoscope Trust are delighted to announce our Global Equality Project (GEP) 🙌 Funded by Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, GEP works towards a world in which women, girls, and LGBT+ people are included in decision-making and can influence change 👇 wfd.org/2021/09/15/glo…

Wide ranging discussion on Parliament and policy/law development for 🇱🇰 Youth Parliament. Good to have young elected reps as well as 🇬🇧 expert Paul Silk discuss good practices on ways elected reps contribute to inclusive outcomes. Thanks UK in Sri Lanka 🇬🇧🇱🇰 for your partnership

It's happening today!! We will be speaking with Hon. State Minister Sudarshini Fernandopulle and Deputy Secretary-General & Chief of Staff of Parliament Kushani Rohanadheera on "Women in Governance" at 11.00 AM. 1/2

External stakeholder engagement with SL Parl continues to remain important for diverse and expert public input and good practice in policy/law making. Pleased to support and participate in this important consultation - livestreamed too. Thank you Parliament of Sri Lanka and UK in Sri Lanka 🇬🇧🇱🇰

Protest held in Maharagama this morning despite curfew "We don't protest for fun, we don't have anything to eat" (Videos) newswire.lk/2022/04/03/pro…

"Don't ruin our country" Massive protests in Australian cities (video) newswire.lk/2022/04/03/don…