Sri Lanka announces dates to host 18th Meeting of Conference of Parties to the CITES in 2019
Sri Lanka will host the 18th Session of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and…
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IOM commends Government of Sri Lanka for its leadership in migration issues
Director-General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), Ambassador William Lacy Swing has commended the Government of Sri Lanka for…
UN experts on arbitrary detention to visit Sri Lanka December 4-15
A three-member delegation from the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention will carry out an official visit to Sri Lanka…
UN appreciates the services of Sri Lankan Army medical contingent in South Sudan at medal ceremony
The United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) recognized Sri Lanka’s Army medical contingent in South Sudan at a colorful…
Bangladesh, Myanmar sign Rohingya return deal
A deal was signed between Bangladesh and Myanmar to return hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims who fled a recent…
Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Conclave to bring over 200 investors from seven countries
The first Sri Lanka Economic and Investment Conclave (SEIC 2017), which aims to facilitate participation in the most dynamic economic…
Sri Lanka accepts 177 recommendations of third UPR, mindful of implementation of some
The United Nation Human Rights Council this morning adopted the outcome of the third Universal Periodic Review (UPR) on Sri…
UN ensures Sri Lankan peacekeeping troops have no allegations of human right abuses
The United Nations says it screens the Sri Lankan troops committed to peacekeeping operations to ensure that they have no…
Yemen conflict: UN official warns of world’s biggest famine
Yemen faces the world’s largest famine in decades “with millions of victims” if aid deliveries are not resumed, a senior…