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COVID-19 app to be gifted to WHO after Sri Lanka fails to show interest

By Indika Sri Aravinda A mobile app developed to help Sri Lanka fight the coronavirus is to be gifted to the World Health Organisation (WHO) after Sri Lanka failed to show interest. A team of researchers headed by Professor Chandana Jayaratne of the Astronomy and Space Science Unit, Department of Physics of the University of Colombo developed the ?SWARAKSHA? app under a COVID-19 pandemic prevention Research Grant from the National Research Council. Professor Chandana Jayaratne said the app, w

02 Jul, 2020

UN marks 20 years of the Commemoration of the International Day of Vesak

The United Nations in New York belatedly commemorated the International Day of Vesak virtually on 2nd July 2020, the Foreign Ministry said today. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic prevented Member States from gathering at the UN General Assembly Hall to celebrate this occasion, as in previous years. Rescheduling to July was also not without significance, as it was on the full moon day of this month that the Buddha preached his first Dhamma sermon. The event, organized by the Permanent Missions of

03 Jul, 2020

Sri Lanka to contribute USD 5000 to UN Human Rights office

  Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva during its ongoing session, the Sri Lankan delegation welcomed the presentation by the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet, the Annual Report of her Office for 2019. “We appreciate the initiatives taken by the Office to provide technical and financial assistance to States upon request, and highlight the need for equitable geographical representation in the Office. In continuation of our commitment to constructive engagemen

02 Jul, 2020