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The British High Commission Colombo is pleased to announce applications are now open for this year’s CRISP fellowship programme.
First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government
Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, is visiting Sri Lanka to strengthen cooperation on climate change, regional security and human rights.
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
This practical guide raises awareness among policy makers of the challenges and sensitivities of stigma from a survivor’s perspective.
The British High Commission in Colombo is inviting Civil Society Organisations (CSO) to bid for grant funding to deliver projects addressing religious intolerance in Sri Lanka.
The CSSF programme in Sri Lanka is seeking bids for projects addressing challenges associated with conflict dynamics, climate change and livelihoods.
First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government
Information for British people who go or are taken into hospital in Sri Lanka, including how the British High Commission can help.
The UK Government’s Department for Business and Trade has appointed Harjinder Kang as His Majesty’s Trade Commissioner (HMTC) to South Asia
A summary of activity in 2020 by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and its diplomatic network to defend human rights and promote democracy worldwide.
The UK's Permanent Representative to the UN in Geneva gave a statement during Sri Lanka’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the Human Rights Council.
Statement delivered by the UK's Ambassador to the WTO and UN in Geneva, Simon Manley, on behalf of the Sri Lanka Core Group.
Statement by Sri Lanka Core Group comprising Canada, N Macedonia, Malawi, Montenegro, United Kingdom and United States. Delivered by UK Ambassador, Rita French.
Statement on report of OHCHR on promoting reconciliation, accountability & human rights in Sri Lanka. Delivered by UK Ambassador to the WTO & UN Simon Manley.
The Foreign Secretary gave a statement on the 15th anniversary of the end of Sri Lanka's armed conflict.
The British High Commission (BHC) in Colombo marked Remembrance Sunday with a commemoration service on Sunday, 9 November, 2014 at the Liveramentu Commonwealth War Grave at Torrington Avenue, Colombo 7.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Well-known educator Elizabeth Moir Tenduf-La has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) by Her Majesty The Queen in her Birthday Honours List 2014, for her services to British education and the teach…
Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab will call on the United Nations Human Rights Council to address systematic human rights violations in these countries.
Five members of a criminal gang who smuggled Sri Lankans into the UK from France have been jailed for a total of 23 years.
The British High Commissioner congratulates Informatics Institute of Technology (IIT) for its contribution to higher education in Sri Lanka.
Human Rights Council Resolution 30/1 on Sri Lanka contains the key elements toward achieving lasting peace and reconciliation, and with a concerted effort from all parties this is attainable. We urge the Government to p…
First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government
The UK delivered its draft resolution L.1, which seeks to continue the process of advancing peace, justice & reconciliation in Sri Lanka.
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