Srilanka, Sept. 16 -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Sri Lanka handed over 17 critical equipment to strengthen the DNA laboratory of the Government Analyst Department, including an RT PCR machine, PCR system and Crime Lite Serology Kit, with the aim of increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the laboratory where evidence relating to SGBV and other crimes are concerned. This initiative was a part of UNDP's "Ensuring Justice for Victim Survivors of SGBV in Sri Lanka" project funded by the Government of Canada and jointly implemented by UNFPA Sri Lanka.

The equipment were handed over by Ms. Azusa Kubota, Resident Representative of UNDP in Sri Lanka to Ms. Kamani Perera, Government Analyst in the presence of Hon. ...