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Title:
Support to peacebuilding in Sri Lanka – program 2025 to 2026
Agreement Number:
7466029 P014326001
Agreement Value:
$1,000,000.00
Agreement Date:
Mar 6, 2025 - Dec 31, 2027
Description:
This project aims to advance peacebuilding efforts in Sri Lanka. It contributes to the Peacebuilding Window of the United Nations Sri Lanka Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Fund. This is a multi-partner pooled Fund that aims to unlock progress towards achieving the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals in Sri Lanka. The Peacebuilding Window focuses on strengthening national capacities at all levels for conflict management and laying the foundation for sustainable peace and development. Project activities include: (1) supporting women’s rights groups to preserve and expand civic space; (2) equipping media and communication professionals with tools to effectively monitor and prevent hate speech and misinformation; and (3) building capacity for existing community networks to contribute to and participate in decision-making and dialogue mechanisms at local and national levels.
Organization:
Global Affairs Canada
Expected Results:

The expected outcomes of this project include: (1) enhanced service delivery of the state and other relevant stakeholders to address land-related conflicts; (2) strengthened capacities of civil society, independent institutions, transitional justice mechanisms, and the public and private sectors to protect space for civic engagement,
ensuring gender equality in participation. Also, this initiative will help to enhance victim-centric and gender-responsive service delivery, and institutionalize gender-sensitive dispute resolution systems to safeguard social cohesion and reconciliation; (3) improved capacities of relevant state and non-state entities to address and effectively respond to harmful speech, misinformation and disinformation. This includes gendered harmful speech, by leveraging digital and other relevant tools.

Location:
NEW YORK, US 10017
Reference Number:
064-2024-2025-Q4-A0079
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
3200000000000
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Additional Information:

Belated reporting.

Recipient's Legal Name:
UNDP - United Nations Development Programme
Federal Riding Name:
Not Coded
Federal Riding Number:
NA
Program:
Grants - Multilateral Programming
Program Purpose:

Subvention Programmation multilatérale