NFWD Participates in SDG Flag Day and Dialogue on Sri Lanka’s Journey Towards Agenda 2030

Ms. Rasanjali Pathirage, Founder, President & CEO of the Nation Forum of Women with Disabilities (NFWD), participated in the SDG Flag Day event and dialogue on Sri Lanka’s progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Agenda 2030, hosted by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Sri Lanka on 24 September 2026.

The event brought together members of the diplomatic community, the United Nations, the Sustainable Development Council of Sri Lanka, and civil society representatives to reflect on Sri Lanka’s achievements, challenges, and opportunities in advancing the SDGs towards 2030.

As an advocate for the rights of women and girls with disabilities, Rasanjali contributed to the dialogue from a disability-inclusive perspective, emphasizing the importance of ensuring that women and girls with disabilities are not left behind in the implementation of the SDGs.

She highlighted the need to strengthen meaningful participation, accessibility, inclusive policies and services, and recognition of the rights and needs of women and girls with disabilities across the SDG framework.

NFWD appreciates the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands for creating an important space for civil society voices and for recognizing the value of inclusive perspectives in Sri Lanka’s journey towards Agenda 2030.

Leave no one behind — ensure that women and girls with disabilities are meaningfully included in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

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