The University of Colombo (UOC) has established the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation in Social Policy (CEMRIS). This initiative is grounded in the recommitment to the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) programme of action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which emphasize the importance of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), gender equality, and the empowerment of women in achieving sustainable development goals. Technical collaborations and partnerships to leverage financing are sought to ensure the successful operation of the center, leveraging Sri Lanka’s advancements to benefit the wider South Asian region.
The CEMRIS at the UOC, is a multidisciplinary hub that integrates gender, sexual and reproductive health, and population dynamics to drive sustainable development. It aims to generate evidence, tools, and technologies crucial for achieving the Three Zeroes. Leveraging Sri Lanka’s strategic location and successful MDGs/SDGs track record, and aspires to become a regional research leader, fostering South Asian progress in critical health and social policy domains.
Financing support towards the CEMRIS will provide impetus towards CEMRIS’s overarching goal and also serve as a catalyst for unlocking financing towards transformative results. By establishing an evidence-based policy hub on population, gender, and reproductive health, the CEMRIS will provide vital data and expertise that inform national programs, investments and Corporate and International Financial Institutions (IFI) priorities. This, in turn, will fuel advocacy efforts and facilitate the creation of investment and business cases, incentivizing IFIs, governments, and corporates to invest in gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).The University of Colombo (UOC) has established the Centre for Multidisciplinary Research and Innovation in Social Policy (CEMRIS). This initiative is grounded in the recommitment to the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) programme of action and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development which emphasize the importance of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), gender equality, and the empowerment of women in achieving sustainable development goals. Technical collaborations and partnerships to leverage financing are sought to ensure the successful operation of the center, leveraging Sri Lanka’s advancements to benefit the wider South Asian region.
The CEMRIS at the UOC, is a multidisciplinary hub that integrates gender, sexual and reproductive health, and population dynamics to drive sustainable development. It aims to generate evidence, tools, and technologies crucial for achieving the Three Zeroes. Leveraging Sri Lanka’s strategic location and successful MDGs/SDGs track record, and aspires to become a regional research leader, fostering South Asian progress in critical health and social policy domains.
Financing support towards the CEMRIS will provide impetus towards CEMRIS’s overarching goal and also serve as a catalyst for unlocking financing towards transformative results. By establishing an evidence-based policy hub on population, gender, and reproductive health, the CEMRIS will provide vital data and expertise that inform national programs, investments and Corporate and International Financial Institutions (IFI) priorities. This, in turn, will fuel advocacy efforts and facilitate the creation of investment and business cases, incentivizing IFIs, governments, and corporates to invest in gender equality and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR).