Sri Lanka, March 8 -- As the world marks International Women's Day, Sri Lanka's Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has called for urgent and transformative action to address the deep-rooted inequalities that continue to shape the lives of women, particularly those from marginalized communities.

In her speech, the Prime Minister emphasized that while progress has been made, structural barriers and misogynistic ideologies still hinder women's rights and safety.

"No woman is safe until every single woman is safe," she declared, urging collective action to ensure no one is left behind.

Dr. Amarasuriya highlighted the disproportionate challenges faced by women in rural areas, war-affected regions, plantations, and the informal labor sect...