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Grassroot Conflict Prevention (GRACE) in Sri Lanka Factsheet (English)

Grassroots Conflict Prevention in Sri Lanka (GRACE) Project factsheet (Tamil)

Grassroots Conflict Prevention in Sri Lanka (GRACE) Project factsheet (Sinhala)

This report presents the voices of 69 children—33 girls and 36 boys—aged 14 to 17 from 10 countries, sharing their experiences and perspectives on migration. Through consultations, they discussed key themes, including the drivers of migration, its impact on children, identity documentation, challenges in civil registration, and recommendations for strengthening civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems. The participating countries were Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Bandarban and Rowangchhari, Bangladesh, face severe challenges: political tension, environmental damage, and limited services. World Vision Bangladesh's WASH project is improving access to clean water, sanitation, and hygiene in these fragile areas, transforming communities like Kyamolong Chaiswe Mong Karbari Para.

A new project launched this week by World Vision will benefit around 3,000 children from Prek Prasab district, Kratie province.

This Guidance Note provides specific recommendations to Member States on how to include children’s rights, including children’s participation, in VNRs at the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF). It follows the general structure of the Secretary-General’s updated voluntary common reporting guidelines for VNRs2 (the Guidelines), which were most recently updated in November 2019. It also provides examples of good practices from other VNRs from 2017-2019. In line with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, this paper defines “children” as people below the age of 18.