UN child rights committee to review children’s rights in Sri Lanka
The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child will be reviewing children’s rights in Sri Lanka along with…
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Trump threatens stop to Palestinian aid over Jerusalem row
The US may stop aid payments to Palestinians who are “no long willing to talk peace”, President Trump said. On…
At least 109 civilians killed by Saudi coalition’s raids, U.N. says
A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen has killed 109 civilians in air strikes in the past 10 days, including 54…
Israel plans to name a station after Trump near Western Wall
Israel’s Transport Minister, Yisrael Katz, wants to dig a new railway tunnel under Jerusalem’s Old City and name a station…
Israel to quit UNESCO
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israel’s envoy to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to…
New Syria peace talks in Sochi ‘a trick to deceive the world’
New Syrian peace talks planned for the end of next month are a trick intended to deceive the Syrian people…
Sri Lanka’s vote is according to ‘traditional and principled position’ on Jerusalem
Not against any member state of the UN Sri Lanka said today that its vote in favor of the United…
UN votes resoundingly to reject Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital
The United Nations general assembly has delivered a stinging rebuke to Donald Trump, voting by a huge majority to reject…
Sri Lanka participates in UN Christmas Charity Bazaar in Vienna
The Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka in Vienna, and the members of the Sri Lankan expatriate community participated…
Sri Lanka demonstrates sincerity to combat torture acceding to the Optional Protocol to the Convention against Torture
Sri Lanka, as announced at the U.N Human Rights Council last month, has acceded to the Optional Protocol to the…