Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in Geneva, Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha has said a ’10 Point Action Plan’, between the Government of Sri Lanka and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that would benefit a cross section of sectors dealing with intellectual property in the country has become operational.
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged calm from China and Vietnam as tensions increase in the South China Sea, an official says.
‘Mainstreaming Youth in the Post-2015 Development Agenda’ We, the Ministers responsible for youth, young people, representatives of Governments, United Nations Agencies, youth-led organisations, non-governmental organizations and other development partners have gathered in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 6th – 10th May 2014, at the World Conference on Youth to explore ways and means of mainstreaming of Read More
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Representative in Cambodia Dr. Marc Derveeuw stressed the importance of educating young people on overall health and the need for school curriculums to include physical, mental health and comprehensive health.
Upon a request by the Magistrate of the District Court Mullaitivu the Sri Lanka Army has assisted in clearing and landscaping the court complex in Mullaitivu.
The roundtable discussion on “Full Employment and Entrepreneurship” continued yesterday (May 09) at the Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH) for the third day. The discussion forum was chaired by the Youth Employment Specialist of Regional Programs and Projects for the International Labor Organization (ILO) Mr. Matthieu Cognac. Ms. Anjhula Singh Bais representing the Bais Read More
The attention of the Ministry of External Affairs has been drawn to comments in the international media on Sri Lanka’s position regarding the disputed South China Sea.
Sri Lankan High Commissioner to the UK, Dr Chris Nonis, met the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif, during his visit to London.
External Affairs Minister Professor G L Peiris, on an official visit to New Zealand, had discussions at Massey University, one of New Zealand’s largest universities, on a range of issues connected with dairy development in Sri Lanka and the strengthening of collaboration with universities and institutes in Sri Lanka in the field of veterinary sciences.
A delegation from the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development arrived in Germany on 19th April 2014 and briefed the German Youth on the World Conference on Youth (WCY) 2014 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, 06th – 10th May 2014.
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