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Fresh policies needed for viable development: UN
Calls on Govt. to re-examine military budget allocation Says social and economic rights should be included in new Constitution Against trimming social security for debt servicing…
Sri Lanka, Viet Nam to raise bilateral trade to US$1 billion by 2020
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Viet Nam Deputy Prime Minister Pham Binh Minh have agreed to promptly organize…
Sri Lanka teams up with UNIDO to develop bamboo industry
Sri Lanka’s Policy Development Office of the Prime Minister’s Office along with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) has…
AI experts call for boycott over ‘killer robots’ project at South Korea university
Academics around the world voice ‘huge concern’ over KAIST’s collaboration with defence company on autonomous weapons Artificial intelligence researchers from…
Sri Lanka assures to implement all transitional justice mechanisms in accordance with Constitution
Sri Lanka on Wednesday assured the United Nations and the international community that it will implement all transitional justice mechanisms…
UN regrets Sri Lanka’s slow progress in establishing transitional justice mechanisms
The United Nations while welcoming the Sri Lankan Government’s constructive engagement with Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights…
UN, Sri Lanka joint symposium provides a platform for enhancing the use of data towards a Sustainable Sri Lanka
Recognizing the pivotal role data plays in Sri Lanka’s journey towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the Government of…
UN, Sri Lanka jointly present #SDGDataLK, first national symposium on data for SDGs
Data is the lifeblood of decision-making The United Nations and the Government of Sri Lanka have jointly presented a two-day…
UNICEF commends Sri Lanka raising minimum age of children punished for crimes from 8 to 12
The United Nations children’s organization, UNICEF commended Sri Lanka taking measures to amend the Penal Code to raise the minimum…