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Pleased to meet with Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya. As we celebrate 70 years of partnership between the United Nations and Sri Lanka this year, I was glad to present the UN in Sri Lanka 2024 Results Report and discuss how we can support the country to accelerate progress in key priority areas.



A pleasure to meet anew with Hon. Vijitha Herath MFA SriLanka 🇱🇰 to review ongoing collaboration with UN in Sri Lanka including on coexistence & reconciliation, multilateral engagements, UN Peacekeeping & an update on António Guterres #UN80 Initiative. Grateful for positive exchange

EU in Sri Lanka United Nations Network on Migration IOM Asia-Pacific UNDP in Sri Lanka UNICEF Sri Lanka Kristin B. Parco UN in Sri Lanka Azusa Kubota 久保田あずさ Safe and dignified migration begins with shared responsibility! The United Nations Network on Migration in 🇱🇰 unites the #GoSL, UN Agencies, civil society and communities to protect migrants, build opportunities and implement the #GCM for a stronger💪, more inclusive🤝 future. #togetherformigration



Volunteers = Inspiration in action! Last year alone, almost 300 UN Volunteers were assigned to our United Nations teams on the ground to boost teams' capacities to support national efforts #ForPeopleForPlanet. Find out more in our #UNSDGReport2025: bit.ly/UNSDGReport2025


As a mother of three, Vijayakumar Jeewatheepa juggled family needs with the meagre #income from her husband’s labour and a small vegetable garden she maintained in the remote village of Puthukulam, #Vavuniya. However, her life changed through UN Development’s Private Sector Facility


Building resilience, dignity, opportunity –one livelihood at a time, International Labour Organization, Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade 🇦🇺 & Gov of Norway launch GROW project in Sri Lanka northern province. Focus - climate resilient jobs, sustainable entrepreneurship, inclusive + decent employment Australia in Sri Lanka Norway MFA



Warm farewell to WFP Sri Lanka Rep Abdur Rahim Siddiqui; grateful dedication improving food security in Sri Lanka, notably through recent crisis & long career devoted to the values United Nations Charter. Thank you Siddiqui from all your colleagues at UN in Sri Lanka 🙏🏻


For 77 years UN Peacekeeping has saved & changed lives. Sri Lanka has played a notable role in this effort, contributing personnel to missions around the world. Today, we honour all those who risk their lives for peace & recommit to this vital instrument of intl cooperation.


For 77 years, United Nations #Peacekeepers have been on the front lines of crises, protecting civilians. On today's #PKDay, we honour their service & pay tribute to the more than 4,000 fallen🇺🇳peacekeepers, including 12 Sri Lankans. UN Peacekeeping


Glad to join GoSL, UN in Sri Lanka, Asian Development Bank, World Bank South Asia & LIRNEasia at today’s Policy Dialogue on Social Protection with aim to translate Sri Lanka’s national policy into a strategy that is inclusive, coordinated, & responsive to people’s needs, ensuring no one is left behind.


People are leading. Systems are shifting. The #RoadToSeville is gaining momentum. The latest Joint SDG Fund 🇺🇳 newsletter spotlights bold, inclusive, country-led solutions driving progress in clean energy, digital access, and food systems. 🗞️Click to read: mailchi.mp/un/update-from…



Today, the UN Country Team and GoSL met to review collective results outlined in the UN in Sri Lanka 2024 Results Report & reaffirm support for national priorities—from tackling poverty & driving growth to advancing inclusion, digital transformation & sustainability. MFA SriLanka 🇱🇰



Raging wars, a scorching planet, deepening inequality, human rights under siege. Our challenges are global. Our solutions must be too. That is why the United Nations exists: to find common purpose through dialogue. Not to erase differences, but to navigate them. Not just to debate, but

