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On the sidelines of the 5th session of the Joint Intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation between the Government of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in London, an event was held

By Chaminda Silva Excise Commissioner General M.G. Gunasiri has said that liquor shop and bar owners have ganged up to prevent the Excise Department from issuing liquor licences to Supermarkets because it will be a threat to their monopoly. Addressing the media at the Excise Headquarters in Rajagiriya yesterday, Gunasiri said that liquor shop owners […]

Foreign Affairs Minister Prof GL Peiris yesterday said that the government was seeking the understanding of the UN Human Rights Council regarding the challenging social and economic situation in Sri Lanka. “We undertake to engage in the multiple tasks before us and to honour legitimate commitments,” he said addressing the 50th Session of the UN […]

The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office at Geneva was established in June 1965. The first Ambassador/Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), Mr Rex Koelmeyer presented credentials on 23 June 1965.The present Ambassador/Permanent Representative H.E. Mr. Ravinatha Aryasinha presented credentials on 19 July 2012. The Mission functions as the Permanent delegation of Sri Lanka to all UN and other international organizations in Switzerland including the World Tra...

Türkiye's new Country Climate and Development Report (CCDR) is the first such report by the World Bank Group. It finds that the economic benefits of a resilient, net-zero transition could be as much as $146 billion by 2040 for the country. 

Launch of the Rural Development Report in Latin America and the Caribbean

Both the quantity and the quality of international development funding needs to see dramatic increase if the world is to succeed in implementing the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. This was the main finding of a high

This paper is a part of the Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) Project, and the author is thankful to ICSSR, New Delhi for providing him with financial assistance to conduct this research work. The author is also thankful to Sridev Adak and Animesh Kundu, former research assistants, ICSSR Research Project for helping him in data collection, data entry, and

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Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam addressed the opening of the 78th session of the Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) held in Bangkok on May 23, which he is attending at the invitation of Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana, United Nations Under Secretary General and Executive Secretary of ESCAP.