The foundation stone for a stupa at the Birmingham Buddhist Maha Vihara was laid on 05 July 2020 by the High Commissioner Saroja Sirisena and the diplomatic officers of the Sri Lanka High Commission in London. Address ...
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High-Level open debate of the UN Security Council on “Peace operations and Human Rights” 7th July 2020 Written statement by the Sri Lanka delegation
Mr. President, In an era where humanity is threatened with inter-state conflicts, intra-state frictions, asymmetrical threats posed by non-state actors, natural disasters, health related issues and a variety of oth ...
Ambassador-designate of Sri Lanka to Germany assumes duties
Ambassador-designate to the Federal Republic of Germany, Manori Unambuwe assumed duties at the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Berlin on 6 July 2020. Upon the arrival at the Embassy, the Ambassador was welcomed and greeted by ...
Statement by the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 44th Session of the Human Rights Council Agenda Item 3: Interactive Dialogue with Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants 06 July 2020
Madam President, Sri Lanka welcomes the report presented by the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants. The contribution of migrant workers to economic growth and development is increasingly becoming critic ...
Remarks by Hon Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Foreign Relations of Sri Lanka at the Virtual Belated Commemoration of the International Day of Vesak, 2 July 2020, United Nations, New York
Venerable Sangha, Respected religious dignitaries, His Excellency António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations His Excellency Tijjani Muhammad-Bande, President of the General Assembly Excellencies, ladie ...
Foreign Minister outlines Sri Lanka’s Digital Responses to COVID -19
Visionary political leadership of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and the effective use of technology in a whole – of – government approach has enabled Sri Lanka to control the COVID-19 and a wide range of pandemic relate ...
The United Nations marks 20 years of the Commemoration of the International Day of Vesak
The United Nations in New York belatedly commemorated the International Day of Vesak virtually on 2 July 2020. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prevented Member States from gathering at the UN General Assembly Hall to cel ...
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