🔬 UNDP Boosts Sri Lanka DNA Lab Capacity for SGBV Investigations 📈

• Key Support: The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) handed over 17 pieces of critical equipment to strengthen the DNA laboratory of Sri Lanka's Government Analyst Department. • Equipment Provided: Procurement includes an RT-PCR machine, a PCR system, and a Crime Lite Serology Kit to establish an integrated forensic workflow. • Project Framework: The initiative falls under UNDP’s "Ensuring Justice for Victim Survivors of SGBV in Sri Lanka" project, funded by the Government of Canada and jointly implemented with UNFPA Sri Lanka. • Expected Impact: Designed to enhance the accurate detection, analysis, and profiling of biological evidence, improving the scientific basis for judicial proceedings, accelerating case clearances, and reducing judicial backlogs for SGBV and crime investigations.