Policy research institutions and the health SDGs : building momentum in South Asia - Sri Lanka country report

Sri Lanka is a signatory of the UN Development Agenda 2030, pledging to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), with emphasis on: Poverty alleviation (SDG 01), Achieving Food Security (SDG 02), Quality education to all (SDG 04), Providing access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (SDG 07), minimizing income and other forms of inequities (SDG 10) and Urban Development (SDG 11). The paper provides details on implementation mechanisms, as well as some constraints to implementation of SDGs