The Government of Sri Lanka is deeply concerned about the recent developments in Venezuela and is closely monitoring the situation. Sri Lanka emphasizes the need to respect principles of international law and the UN Cha ...
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Sri Lanka reaffirms its commitment to the UN Committee on Enforced Disappearances
Minister of Justice and National Integration, Harshana Nanayakkara led the Sri Lanka delegation to the presentation of Sri Lanka’s initial Report under the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons fro ...
Joint Media Release EU- Sri Lanka: 8th Meeting of Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights takes place in Colombo
The eighth meeting of the Working Group on Governance, Rule of Law and Human Rights under the EU-Sri Lanka Joint Commission was held in Colombo on 5 May. The Working Group discussed a range of matters of mutual inter ...
Joint Statement between the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka on the State Visit of H.E. Anura Kumara Disanayaka, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam 4th – 6th May, 2025
At the invitation of His Excellency Luong Cuong, President of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, His Excellency Anura Kumara Disanayaka, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka paid a State Visit ...
57th Session of the Human Rights Council: Statement by Sri Lanka (as the country concerned, following the Presentation of the Comprehensive Report on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights) 09 September 2024
Mr. President, High Commissioner for Human Rights, Excellencies, As this Council deliberates on the comprehensive report on Sri Lanka, presented by the High Commissioner for Human Rights, I wish to reiterate Sri Lanka ...
High-level plenary meeting to commemorate and promote the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons 26 September 2023 United Nations Headquarters, New York
Mr. President, Let me recall at the outset the first paragraph of the Final Document of the First Special Session on Disarmament (SSOD 1), I quote “… the accumulation of weapons, particularly nuclear weapons, today c ...
Sri Lanka concludes its Review under the 4th Cycle of the Universal (UPR)
Sri Lanka concluded its Review under the 4th Cycle of the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in Geneva, today. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry, as the leader of the Sri Lanka delegation, delivered the remarks through a pre-rec ...
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