Mr. President, Sri Lanka participated in discussions on this resolution in a spirit of open and constructive engagement, that we have demonstrated throughout in our interactions with this Council. We appreciate the c ...
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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 ...
Statement delivered by Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism at the 60th Session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva 8th September 2025
Mr. President, High Commissioner, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen, I speak to you on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka at a time when my country has embarked on a historic journey towards transformational cha ...
58th Session of the Human Rights Council: Statement by PR/Geneva (as the country concerned following the Oral Update on Sri Lanka by the High Commissioner for Human Rights) 03 March 2025
Mr. President, Pursuant to the model conduct of a free, fair and peaceful election followed by a dignified transition in keeping with our decades of democratic practice, H.E. Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as t ...
Statement by Honorable H.M. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka at the High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament, 25 February 2025
Statement by Honorable H.M. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism of Sri Lanka High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament 25 February 2025 Madam President Excell ...
Statement delivered by Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism on 25 February 2025 during the High Level Segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council
Address by Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka 58th Regular Session of the Human Rights Council High-level Segment Mr. President, Excellencies, Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you o ...
Foreign Minister stresses the importance of ensuring safe, orderly, regular, and rights-based migration
The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, Vijitha Herath, in a recorded video message to the High-Level Segment of the 115th Session of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) Council on ...
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