Opening Remarks by Her Excellency Himalee Arunatilaka, Ambassador & Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva at the Conference ‘United and Present: Global Solutions from Within - A Mindful Approach to Diplomacy, UN Work, and Beyond’ 09 December 2025, Geneva
High Commissioner Volker Turk
Excellencies
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Sri Lanka is proud to have been be a key sponsor of the resolution on World Meditation Day together with Liechtenstein, Andorra, Mexico, Nepal, and India, that was adopted by the UNGA in 2024.
Madam President , Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is an honour to present Sri Lanka’s progress under Article 5 – Clearing Mined Areas, at the Twenty-Second Meeting of States Parties.
Madam President, Distinguished Delegates, Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen,
Sri Lanka is honoured to present an update on our progress in fulfilling the Victim Assistance commitments under Actions 30 to 39 of the Siem Reap–Angkor Action Plan.
Spendenaufruf für die Fluthilfe in Sri Lanka
Die Bevölkerung Sri Lankas benötigt dringend Katastrophenhilfe nach den Überschwemmungen und Erdrutschen, die das Land infolge des Zyklons Ditwah verwüstet haben. Spenden in CHF können auf folgendes Bankkonto des Generalkonsulats überwiesen werden:
Appel d’urgence pour les secours contre les inondations au Sri Lanka
Le peuple du Sri Lanka a un besoin immédiat d’aide et d’assistance en cas de catastrophe à la suite des inondations et des glissements de terrain qui ont ravagé le pays en raison de l’impact du cyclone Ditwah.
Emergency Flood Relief Appeal
The people of Sri Lanka are in immediate need of disaster relief and assistance following the floods and landslides that devastated the country due to the impact of Cyclone Ditwah.
ශ්රී ලංකාවට හදිසි ආපදා සහන ලබා දීම
' දිට්වා' (Ditwah) සුළි කුණාටුවේ බලපෑම හේතුවෙන් ඇති වූ ගංවතුර සහ නායයෑම්වලින් පීඩාවට පත් ශ්රී ලංකාවේ ජනතාවට හදිසි ආපදා සහන සහ ආධාර අවශ්යව ඇත.