Ban Ki-moon, Former UN Secretary-General, to Visit Sri Lanka
Ban Ki-moon, the former Secretary General of the United Nations and Chairman of the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI), will be visiting Sri Lanka on February 06 at the invitation ...
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U.N. Security Council backs Antonio Guterres for the second term
The United Nations Security Council backed Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday for a second term, recommending that the 193-member General Assembly appoint him for another five years starting Jan. 1, ...
Today is World Oceans Day 2021
Themed by the theme of 'Life and Livelihoods' Every year on June 8th, World Oceans Day is commemorated to raise awareness among humans about the benefits they have reaped from ...
United Nations chief calls on humanity to end ‘war on nature’ and go carbon-free
As an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires and heatwaves comes to an end, the head of the United Nations challenged world leaders to make 2021 the year that humanity ends ...
‘World Youth Skills Day 2020’ celebrated by the UN Headquarters in New York
Local News Sri Lanka: Lessons learnt from the COVID-19 pandemic period must be utilized to have a positive effect on TVET skills development and life-long learning, and these new solutions ...
IOM scales up its support for Sri Lanka government’s COVID-19 response
Local News Sri Lanka: The International Organization for Migration (IOM) is supporting the Sri Lankan government’s COVID-19 pandemic response through the Project “Sri Lanka: Technical Assistance to the Government to ...
China, EU agree to improve ties at 10th high-level strategic dialogue
Local News: During their 10th round of high-level strategic dialogue Tuesday, China and the European Union (EU) agreed to develop closer ties on a range of issues. The dialogue, which ...
Sri Lanka raises concerns on reference to Sri Lanka in OHCHR
Local News: Sri Lanka’s Acting Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Dayani Mendis, in a letter addressed to the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Michelle Bachelet, ...
UN chief says lack of world leadership “allowed the virus to spread”
International News from World: U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Friday that world leaders bear some of the blame for the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic. “The world was not ...
UN Agency Heads in Sri Lanka Commend Action Taken by the Government at this Critical Moment
Local News: A special meeting of the Special Presidential Task Force on Essential Services was held today (2020.04.01) at Temple Trees with the participation of Health Minister Pavithra Wanniarachchi and ...
UN launches $29 bn emergency funding appeal
International News from World: The UN launched a humanitarian appeal for nearly $29 billion on Wednesday as climate change and increasingly protracted conflicts put tens of millions of people in ...
UN stand up for the rights of the victims enforced of disappearances and their relatives
Hanaa Singer, the UN Resident Coordinator in Sri Lanka, published today (30) a statement marking the International Day of Victims of Enforced Disappearances. The statement as follows: Today we stand ...
UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief to Visit
Local News from Sri Lanka: The UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Ahmed Shaheed, will carry out an official visit to Sri Lanka, from 15 to 26 ...
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