India abstains from voting at UNHCR on Sri Lanka resolution, says Govt must fulfil its commitment in accordance with 13th amendment

Mar 23, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], March 23 : India along with 13 other countries abstained from voting at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on the Sri...

Erik Solheim meets former Sri Lanka PM Rajapaksa in Colombo, discusses economic recovery

Oct 12, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], October 12 : Former Under Secretary General of the UN, Erik Solheim met with the former prime minister of Sri Lanka,...

Ensure peaceful and constitutional transfer of power in Sri Lanka: UN

Jul 16, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], July 16 : The UN mission in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in...

Sri Lanka: UN experts condemn crackdown on protests

Apr 09, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], April 9 : UN human rights experts have urged the Sri Lankan Government to guarantee the fundamental rights of peaceful assembly and...

UN mission warns of worsening food crisis in Sri Lanka

Nov 08, 2022

Since June, the HNP has been responding to the Government's request for UN-backed multi-sector support for Sri Lanka's debt and food and medicine shortages....

Sri Lanka: UN welcomes lifting of State of Emergency

Apr 07, 2022

Colombo [Sri Lanka], April 7 : The United Nations on Wednesday welcomed the lifting of the State of Emergency in Sri Lanka, which was...