Tag: UN
UN Chief congratulates President
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated President Maithripala Sirisena on the first year anniversary of his presidency and has pledged the UN's...
What I expect from the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris
For the nearly nine years that I have been Secretary-General, I have travelled the world to the front-lines of climate change, and I have...
70th UN Day celebrated in Colombo
The 70th United Nations Day was celebrated under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the United Nations compound...
Govt. and Opposition debate on Geneva Resolution continues
The latest UN resolutions on Sri Lanka were adopted on September 24. The significance was Sri Lanka playing the role of co-sponsor of the...
Pakistan proposes formula for peace with India
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has proposed a four point formula to defuse tension between Pakistan and India. Addressing the UN General Assembly session in...
President meets UN Secretary General
President Maithripala Sirisena is currently in New York to attend the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The President also met UN...
UN adopts new development goals
The 193 member states of the United Nations in the coming days will adopt 17 new development goals to be achieved by 2030. The...
UN confirms destruction of Palmyra temple
Satellite images confirm the destruction of the famed Temple of Bel in Syria's Palmyra, the United Nations said.
"We can confirm destruction of the main...
Ban Ki-moon congratulates new government
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today called on the new government of Sri Lanka under United National Front (UNF) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe to make...