Ban Ki-moon visits Sri Lanka today

August 31, 2016 09:38 am

Today (August 31), the Secretary-General of United Nations will visit Sri Lanka for two days, where he will meet with President Maithripala Sirisena, Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, and other members of the Parliament.

UN resident coordinator in Sri Lanka and Resident Representative for UNDP in Sri Lanka will also visit Sri Lanka, The United Nations announced.

He will also deliver a keynote speech at a public event on the Sustainable Development Goals, in particular Goal 16, dedicated to the promotion of peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development.

While in Sri Lanka, the Secretary-General will visit a resettlement site in Jaffna in the North, and participate in an event on the role of youth in reconciliation and coexistence in Galle, in the South of the island.

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