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July 7, 2023

The Closing Ceremony of the “Preparatory Conference of the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial-2023” was held on 26 June 2023 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Dhaka. Principal Staff Officer, Armed Forces Division of Bangladesh, Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to UN in New York, UN Under Secretary General for Peace Operations, UN Under Secretary General […]

July 4, 2023

The Opening Ceremony of the “Preparatory Meeting of UN Peacekeeping Ministerial 2023” was held on 25 June 2023 at the Hotel Intercontinental in Dhaka. Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, Inspector General of Police of Bangladesh, UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations, UN Under-Secretary-General for Management Strategy, Policy and Compliance, Director General, Peace and Stabilization […]

March 7, 2023

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COLOMBO – The President of the Executive Board of the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), His Excellency Artur Andrzej Pollok, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Poland, has welcomed the appointment of Cindy Hensley McCain of the United States of America as WFP’s next Executive Director. The appointment was made by United Nations […]

December 29, 2022

Empowered 15,000 Individuals in #16Days of Activism Established in 1971, Seven Seas Holding Ceylon (Pvt) Ltd pioneer in Ceylon agricultural produce, spices, tea and coffee exporters. They are a champion of the UN Global Compact & UN Women’s, ‘Women Empowerment Principles’ and stepped up to take action to eradicate Violence Against Women […]

June 15, 2022

DIMO, a leading conglomerate in Sri Lanka, constantly engineers marine environment protection initiatives, aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which focus on ‘Life Below Water’ and ‘Life on Land’. DIMO has partnered with like-minded organizations to ensure successful implementation of these projects, which are carried out as a part […]

December 30, 2021

The Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE) has adopted the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEPs) as part of its commitment to promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. The WEPs are a set of Principles offering guidance to businesses on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. Established […]

December 16, 2021

15/12/2021, Bangkok – The state of food security and nutrition in Asia and the Pacific has worsened, as more than 375 million people in the region faced hunger in 2020, an increase of 54 million over the previous year, according to a joint report just published by the Food and Agriculture Organization […]

June 28, 2021

The Asia-Pacific region must accelerate progress towards registering deaths and causes of death to achieve universal civil registration and vital statistics (CRVS) systems by 2024, says a report released today by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP). The report, Get Everyone in the Picture: A snapshot of […]

June 17, 2021

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The National Food Systems Dialogue was organized by the Ministry of Agriculture to identify challenges in building sustainable food systems in Sri Lanka, ranging from production, processing, distribution, consumption and disposal of food products. Minister of Agriculture, Mahindananda Aluthgamage in his message to the participants of the National Food System Dialogue stated […]

April 12, 2020

Submit proven, affordable and scalable solutions that can accelerate progress towards providing basic health functions, especially for vulnerable people. The UN inter-agency task team (IATT) on science, technology and innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requests inputs on technology solutions for addressing the COVID-19 pandemic and its immediate impacts, in support of the UN […]

Preparatory Conference of the UN Peacekeeping Ministerial-2023 held

The Preparatory Meeting of UN Peacekeeping Ministerial held in Dhaka

WPF executive board welcomes appointment of Cindy Mccain as the new Head of the UN World Food Programme

Leading Spices Exporter Seven Seas Holdings Ceylon and UN Women shed light on VAWG

DIMO continues commitment to environmental sustainability and protecting marine life

CSE aims to further advance gender equality as a signatory of the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles

Number of hungry in Asia-Pacific swells by more than 50 million since the arrival of COVID-19

Asia and the Pacific must boost efforts to register deaths to detect emerging health crises such as COVID-19, says UN report

Inaugural National Food Systems Dialogue calls for collaborative action to transform food systems

UN call for technology solutions for tackling COVID-19 and its impacts