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The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka co-hosted the 20th Session of the ‘Summer Youth Assembly’ along with the Permanent Missions of Kenya and Portugal, in collaboration with the Friendship Ambassadors Foundation.
World Health Organization’s 6th Report on the Global Tobacco Epidemic was launched today (19/7) at a solemn event held at the One UN Millennium Hotel in New York. H.E. Dr. Rohan Perera, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations had been invited to participate as a panelist at the high-level panel discussion that followed the launching of the report.
The World Youth Skills Day was celebrated for the third consecutive year on 17th July 2017 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event was organized by the Permanent Missions of Sri Lanka and Portugal, the Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy for Youth, ILO and UNESCO. Resolution A/res/69/145, promoted by Sri Lanka was adopted in November 2014, declaring 15 of July as a day dedicated to the development of youth skills.
The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka co-hosted a side event entitled 'Massive obstacle to development - Alcohol Harm' along with IOGT International, which was held on 11th July 2017 on the sidelines of the 2017 High Level Political Forum in the United Nations Headquarters. H.E. Dr.
Diplomats, Journalists, business owners, traders and buyers flocked to the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in New York today (06th July 2017) to become a part of history as Sri Lanka celebrates 150 years of the Ceylon tea industry.
