Statement Delivered by PR-UN on behalf of the Asia-Pacific Group of States at Plenary Meeting of UNGA to pay tribute to the late Secretary-General H.E. Mr. Kofi Annan
Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka, Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe told the UN General Assembly today (05 September 2018) that Education is vital in promoting a culture of peace. The Minister was speaking at the High Level Forum for a Culture of Peace convened by the President of the General Assembly.
BIMSTEC Leaders decide to rationalize the Organization as Sri Lanka assumes Chairmanship
Sri Lanka was handed over the Chairmanship of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multisectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC), at the conclusion of the 4th BIMSTEC Summit held in Kathmandu, on 31 August 2018 .
The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka hosted an event relating to SDG 6 on water and sanitation on the sidelines of the ongoing UN High Level Political Forum for Sustainable Development 2018.
Major General W.B.D.P. Fernando, Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Army speaking at the first ever United Nations High-Level Conference of Heads of Counter Terrorism Agencies of Member States at the United Nations Headquarters in New York today (29 June 2018) noted that as a country that had experienced first-hand the suffering of its people due to terrorism, Sri Lanka understands that a key pillar of counter-terrorism is prevention and addressing the root causes of conflict.