United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) facilitated a two day workshop to develop strategies for prevention of gender based violence in collaboration with various stake holders and international resource persons on 17th and 18th October at the hotel Courtyard by Marriott, Colombo – 02.

The overall objective of the workshop was to inform a strategy for the elimination of SGBV through the development of a multi – sectorial prevention strategy that will inform interventions at national, district and divisional level.

The Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment as key national agency to prevent and respond towards SGBV prevention has contributed to succeed this workshop.