US quits UN human rights council accusing it of being biased
The US has pulled out of the United Nations Human Rights Council, calling it a “cesspool of political bias”. The…
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Australia and East Timor sign historic maritime border deal
Australia and East Timor have signed a historic treaty on a permanent maritime border in the Timor Sea. The deal…
Sri Lanka’s leadership at the Conference on Disarmament commended
The Decision arrived at during Sri Lanka’s Presidency of the Conference on Disarmament (CD) to resume substantive work, and the…
President signs condolence book on Ms. Una McCauley’s demise
President Maithripala Sirisena signed the special condolence book to mark the death of the UN Resident Coordinator and UNDP Resident…
Medical crisis in east Ghouta as hospitals ‘systematically targeted’
UN security council to vote on draft resolution demanding 30-day truce in Syria, as government and allies accused of destroying…
UN welcomes decision adopted under Sri Lanka’s Presidency to advance work of the Conference on Disarmament
The Conference on Disarmament (CD) presided over by Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha…