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Statement by Her Excellency Himalee Arunatilaka, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva at the 58th Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council

Published: 03 March 2025
Last Updated: 04 March 2025

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 58th Session of the Human Rights Council:

Statement by PR/Geneva

(as the country concerned following the Oral Update on Sri Lanka

by the High Commissioner for Human Rights)

03 March 2025

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism visits CERN

Published: 26 February 2025
Last Updated: 18 March 2025

 

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    On 26 February 2025, Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, visited the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). Hon. Minister met Ms. Charlotte Warakaulle, Director of International Relations and Prof. Emmanuel Tsesmelis, Head of Non-Member State Relations during the visit and explored future opportunities for Sri Lankan students, academics and scientists to contribute to experiments and research work with CERN while reinvigorating Sri Lanka’s collaboration with CERN.

    Statement delivered by Hon. Vijitha Herath, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism on 25 February 2025 during the High Level Segment of the 58th session of the Human Rights Council

    Published: 25 February 2025
    Last Updated: 25 February 2025

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    Mr. President,

    Excellencies,

    Mr. President, I wish to congratulate you on your election as the President of this Council.

    Mr. President,

    Statement by Hon. MFA at the High Level Segment of the Conference on Disarmament, 25 February 2025

    Published: 25 February 2025
    Last Updated: 25 April 2025
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    Madam President

    Excellencies

    Distinguished delegates

    First, let me congratulate Her Excellency ICHIKAWA Tomiko, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Japan on assuming the Presidency of the Conference on Disarmament. I wish to assure you of my country’s fullest support and cooperation for the success of the CD. I also sincerely thank Italy; the First President to the CD this year for the leadership in adopting the programme of work and setting the ground for this year’s work. Let me reiterate the support of Sri Lanka to Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malaysia and Mexico; the incoming presidents for 2025 and wish them strength to unlock the deadlock the CD has been in for over two decades and resume its substantive work.

    Sri Lanka presents progress made in advancing rights of women and girls to the CEDAW Committee

    Published: 17 February 2025
    Last Updated: 17 February 2025

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      Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Saroja Savithri Paulraj presented the progress made since the submission of Sri Lanka’s 9th periodic report to the United Nations Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) in Geneva on 13th February 2025.  Outlining notable progress achieved, notable achievements in decision making roles including in Parliament, Minister Paulraj underlined the government’s commitment to upholding the rights of women and girls and in advancing gender equality across all sectors, while seeking to address remaining challenges across economic, social and cultural spheres. Minister Paulraj highlighted the election of 22 female Parliamentarians from diverse social backgrounds including from the working class, marginalized communities and two women parliamentarians from the Malayaga community for the first time in Sri Lanka’s parliamentary history, as well as the appointment of the third female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, who obtained the highest number of preferential votes from the Colombo district.

      Opening statement of the Hon. Saroja Savithri Paulraj, Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Head of Delegation to the CEDAW Review of Sri Lanka´s 9th Periodic Report 13 February 2025, Palais des Nations, Geneva

      Published: 14 February 2025
      Last Updated: 07 April 2025

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      Madam Chair,

      Distinguished members of the Committee,

      Civil society representatives, particularly those who have travelled from Sri Lanka,

      Good morning

      156th session of Executive Board: Statement by Sri Lanka under Agenda Item 13 - Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025-2034

      Published: 10 February 2025
      Last Updated: 10 February 2025

      156th session of Executive Board

      Agenda item 13 - Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025-2034

       statement by Sri Lanka

       

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      Thank you chair,

      Sri Lanka welcomes the report by the Director General on the draft global traditional medicine strategy 2025-2034.

      Sri Lanka appreciates the WHO, particularly the Traditional, Complementary and Integrative Medicine units for their role and tireless efforts in preparing the draft Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025-2034 and commends India’s leadership for bringing together the Global Friends of Traditional Medicine for convergence of ideas on this important area.

      Sri Lanka is committed to promoting traditional medicine through the national traditional medicine policy Sri Lanka 2024-2034 which was launched in August 2024 and recognizes the policy thrust areas; Providing quality service delivery, Management of resources, Strong collaboration, Increasing the economic value of traditional Medicine, Protect the traditional inheritance of Indigenous and other communities, Large scale cultivation of medicinal plants for commercial use, and Manufacturing of traditional medicine products.

      Sri Lanka is dedicated to improve the quality and safety of traditional medicine through its regulatory framework and safety monitoring system which is aligned with the Global strategic directions.

      Chair,

      Sri Lanka welcomes the WHO’s Global Traditional Medicine Strategy 2025-2034 and hopes that it will be endorsed by the Executive Board.

      Further, Sri Lanka looks forward to engaging with WHO on potential assistance including through the Global Traditional Medicine in promoting the Global Traditional Medicine Strategy and capacity-building efforts.

      Thank you

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      1. 156th Session of Executive Board: Statement by Sri Lanka under Agenda item 14 - Global Strategy for Women’s Children’s and Adolescents’ Health
      2. Intervention by Sri Lanka at the Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), 02-13 December 2024, in Geneva - Science & Technology Review Mechanism (10 December 2024)
      3. Intervention by Sri Lanka at the Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), 02-13 December 2024, in Geneva - International Cooperation & Assistance Mechanism (09 December 2024)

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