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UN says Sri Lanka’s poor preparedness worsened flood disaster
Sri Lanka must urgently strengthen its infrastructure and disaster-preparedness systems to withstand increasingly severe climate events, a senior United Nations official said, describing...
Resignation of UN commission on Israel-Palestine not linked to fear of sanctions, say members
The resignation of the United Nations’ commission of inquiry on Palestine is unrelated to fears of sanctions by the US government or any...
UN reports 875 Palestinians killed near Gaza aid sites in six weeks
The UN rights office said on Tuesday it had documented at least 875 deaths over the past six weeks near aid distribution sites...
TISL reviews Lanka’s UNCAC progress
Transparency International Sri Lanka (TISL), recently released an independent Civil Society Report assessing Sri Lanka’s progress in fulfilling its commitments under the United...
Iran’s nuclear enrichment ‘will never stop’, nation’s UN ambassador says
Amir-Saeid Iravani, Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, said on Sunday that the Islamic republic’s nuclear enrichment “will never stop” because it is...
Sri Lankan unit executes daring mission in Central African Republic
The Sri Aviation Unit Bria, operating under the United Nations mandate in the Central African Republic, successfully executed a critical Casualty Evacuation (CASEVAC)...
UN Secretary-General calls for greater accountability on IUU fishing issue
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres yesterday emphasised the urgent need to enhance international accountability to combat illegal, unregulated, and unreported (IUU) fishing, as...
Relatives of Tamil disappeared skeptical over UN rights chief’s Sri Lanka visit
The imminent visit of a UN human rights chief to Sri Lanka has raised suspicions among Tamils in the war-torn North and East....
