Official Twitter Account of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations

Geneva, Switzerland
Joined July 2017
Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake had a constructive discussion with Mr. Kamal Kishore @HeadUNDRR on 28 Sep at the @WMO HQ & discussed further strengthening Sri Lanka’s preparedness & disaster risk reduction, in accordance with Build Back Better Principles.
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Addressed the General Debate of the #UNGA81 at UN Headquarters in New York on 28th September 2026. Full statement is at: mfa.gov.lk/en/news/national-… @MFA_SriLanka @SLUNNewYork #UNGA81 #UNGA #SriLanka #DiplomacyLK #lka
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Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake calls on establishing an explicit negotiating mandate for a legally binding instrument on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (#LAWS) at the forthcoming Review Conference of the #CCW 👉 lankamission.org/disarmament…
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Addressing the @UN_HRC during #HRC63, Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake appeals to Human Rights High Commissioner, Volker Türk to conclude country-specific mandates where national processes demonstrate progress. @MFA_SriLanka 👉 lankamission.org/human-right…
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Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake addressed the 63rd session of the @UN_HRC highlighting #SriLanka's progressive reforms & constructive engagement, responding to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. @MFA_SriLanka 👉 lankamission.org/human-right…
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The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva conducted a Consular Mobile Service in Bern, Switzerland, on 29 & 30 August 2026, with the assistance of the Sri Lankan Community Organizations in Bern. @MFA_SriLanka 👉lankamission.org/other/perma…
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Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake calls for Legally Binding Treaty approach to ensure Peaceful Use of Outer Space at the Conference on Disarmament (#CD) @UN_Disarmament Geneva 👉 lankamission.org/disarmament…
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Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake visited European Organization for Nuclear Research (@CERN), the world’s leading particle physics laboratory on 19 August 2026. 👉lankamission.org/science-tec… – at Geneva, Switzerland
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Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake met Mirjana Spoljaric Egger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross and discussed enhansing cooperation between #SriLanka & @ICRC on providing humanitarian & technical assistance in related areas.
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Sri Lanka Reaffirms Commitment to Promote and Protect the Rights of the Persons with Disabilities at the United Nations Review in Geneva. #CRPD Read More: lankamission.org/human-right…
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SriLanka at UNGeneva retweeted
Sri Lanka’s review under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) to be held in Geneva Read more: mfa.gov.lk/en/news/sri-lanka… #DiplomacyLK #lka
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Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake met Mr. Vincent Subilia, Director General of the #Geneva Chamber of Commerce, Industry & Services (CCIG) & discussed untapped potential for expanding trade, investmen & commercial relations between #SriLanka & #Switzerland.
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SriLanka at UNGeneva retweeted
Best wishes and sincere greetings from the people and the Government of #SriLanka to the people and the Government of #Switzerland on the happy occasion of the National Day | 01 August 2026! 🇨🇭l🇱🇰 @SwissMFA @SLUNGeneva #DiplomacyLk #lka
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Ambassador & Permanent Representative @SumithDasanyake met @BarhamSalih UN High Commissioner for Refugees on 17 July 2026 in #Geneva and reaffirmed Sri Lanka’s continued engagement with the #UNHCR @Refugees #Diplamcy_lk 👉 lankamission.org/migration-r…
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Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President of Sri Lanka on #Digital #Economy participated as the Special Envoy of the President at the world’s largest global digital governance forums in #Geneva from 06-10 July 2026. @mode_srilanka @TRCSL 👉 lankamission.org/science-tec…
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Speaking at the Regulators Roundtable in @WSISprocess, Director General of @TRCSL, Air Vice Marshal (Redt) Bandula Herath explained how #SriLanka’s National #Digital #Economy Strategy 2030 sets out vision for competitive digital economy. @mode_srilanka 👉 lankamission.org/science-tec…
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Joining the Ministerial Roundtable @WSISprocess, Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on #Digital #Economy highlighted that #SriLanka embraces #AI as a transformation catalyst to drive multi-sectoral productivity & unleash economic growth. @mode_srilanka
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Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on #Digital #Economy met H.E. @LiisaPakosta , Minister of Justice & Digital Affairs of the Republic of Estonia & discussed collaboration on future data governance architecture & data protection. @mode_srilanka #WSIS #AI – at Geneva, Switzerland
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Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on #Digital #Economy met H.E. Mr. Datuk Abdul Halim bin Hamzah, Secretary-General of the Ministry of Communications of Malaysia & shared experience in providing enhanced digital services to the public. @mode_srilanka #WSIS
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Speaking at the Leaders TalkX @WSISprocess 2026 on 'Information Without Barriers: Making Knowledge Accessible', Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on #Digital #Economy underlined how AI provides a bridge for equalization @mode_srilanka 👉lankamission.org/science-tec…
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