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The top United Nations official in Sri Lanka Hanaa Singer-Hamdy has called on all stakeholders in the country to engage in broad and inclusive consultations to resolve the current economic crisis and the grievances of the people, according to a senior official representing the UN chief. Deputy Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, Farhan Haq, […]

MANILA, 20 July 2022--Six months after Typhoon Odette (international name: Rai) left a trail of devastation in 11 of the country’s 17 regions, the United

(File photo) MANILA - Six months after Typhoon Odette left a trail of devastation in 11 of the country's 17 regions, the United Nations (UN) and humanitarian partners in the Philippines, and in support of the government-led response, have provided life-saving assistance to over a million people. Since April, following the announcement by the government of the end of the response phase, the humanitarian community has since been supporting local governments to implement early recovery activiti...

PublishedonByThe head of the UN Country Team in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of protests that finally saw the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday.In a statement issued on Friday on behalf of the UN in Sri Lanka, Resident Coordinator Hanaa

Briefing by Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesperson for the Secretary-General.

A small group of Sri Lankan protestors in the US had gathered outside the residence of Manoj Rajapaksa, son of ex-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in Los Angeles, shouting slogans to ask his father to return home, who fled to Singapore.

The head of the UN Country Team in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of protests that finally saw the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday.

Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. The UN mission in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of protests that finally saw the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday. World News | Ensure Peaceful and Constitutional Transfer of Power in Sri Lanka: UN.

As the political and economic upheaval in Sri Lanka continues, the average Sri Lankan believes that the current situation is largely due to self-serving politicians who have led them into this mess.

The UN mission in Sri Lanka has urged senior politicians to ensure a peaceful transfer of power in line with the national Constitution, following weeks of protests that finally saw the resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday.