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    Health Policy

    Sri Lanka’s Sugar Reduction Drive Fuels Artificial Sweetener Boom, Raising Health Concerns

    The problem isn’t unique to Sri Lanka, but the country’s rapid adoption of sugar-focused measures without NSS safeguards has amplified it.
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    Human rights

    UN Report Exposes Systemic Sexual Violence in Sri Lanka’s Civil War

    The UN Human Rights Office has urged the Sri Lankan government to take immediate and concrete steps to address past abuses.
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    India

    India Hosts Capacity-Building Programme for Sri Lankan District Court Judges

    Beyond classroom sessions, the programme also included educational and cultural visits aimed at providing participants with broader exposure to India’s legal, cultural and historical contexts.
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    E-governance

    IFC Injects US$166 Million to Empower Sri Lanka’s SMEs and Trade Sector

    In addition to financing, IFC will provide advisory support to NDB for modernizing digital banking, supply-chain finance, and climate risk management.
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    Forced disappearances

    UN Report Finds Widespread Sexual Violence in Sri Lanka’s Civil War

    The UN report, issued on January 13, finds that sexual violence was “part of a deliberate, widespread, and systemic pattern of violations” by state security forces, and “may amount to war crimes and crimes against humanity.”
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    Health

    Sri Lanka Ranks Among Bottom 40 Countries in Global Health Index 2025

    The Global Health Index specifically highlights poor diet and lack of exercise as significant contributors to Sri Lanka’s low relative standing, noting that even...
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    Agriculture

    Sri Lanka Cyclone: More Than a Million Still Need Aid Weeks After Ditwah Floods

    As of mid-December, authorities reported 643 deaths and 183 people still missing. More than 107,000 homes were damaged or destroyed, making shelter one of the most urgent needs.
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    Civil society

    Sri Lanka Grapples with Escalating Drug Crisis as Record Seizures, Mass Arrests and Overcrowded Prisons Test Law Enforcement

    Despite these tensions, many Sri Lankans express cautious optimism about the recent crackdown’s potential to disrupt entrenched trafficking networks, though some warn that without sustained investments in education, rehabilitation and community support, the cycle of addiction and crime will persist.
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