The Sri Lankan delegation to the on-going High-Level Segment of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva met with the UN High-Commissioner for Human Rights, Ms. Navenethem Pillai, today, on the third day of the High-Level Segment. 

The delegation led by Hon. Minister Samarasinghe and comprising Ambassador/ Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva H.E. Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka, Attorney-General Hon. Mohan Peiris, P.C., Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha and Dr. Rohan Perera, P.C., also conducted bilateral meetings with the Vice- Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of Korea Hon. Mr. Shin Kak-Soo, the Permanent Under Secretary of foreign Affairs of Sweden Hon. Mr. Frank Belfrage, the Minister for the UN and Human rights of the United Kingdom Hon. Lord Mark Mallock Brown, the Foreign Minister of South Africa, Hon. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma and the Chinese Ambassador to the United Nations-Geneva, H.E. Mr. Baodong Li. 

Hon. Minister also addressed the Member States Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka and presentation of the Common Humanitarian Action Plan  (CHAP) organised by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva.

 

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Meeting with the Eastern European Group

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Meeting with the Eastern European Group

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Meeting with the Eastern European Group

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Meeting with High Commissioner for Human Rights Ms. Navanethem Pillay

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Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe hands over a cheque to the High Commissioner

for Human Rights as Sri Lanka’s voluntary contribution to her office.

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Meeting with the members of the Non Aligned Movement

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Meeting with the members of the Non Aligned Movement

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Meeting with the members of the Non Aligned Movement

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Meeting with Hon. Mr. Shin, Kak-Soo, Vice Minister of

Foreign Affairs and Trade of the Republic of  Korea

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Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka and

presentation of the CHAP by OCHA in Geneva

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Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka and

presentation of the CHAP by OCHA in Geneva

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Briefing on the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka and

presentation of the CHAP by OCHA in Geneva

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Meeting with the UN and Human Rights Minister of

UK Hon.Lord Mark Mallock Brown

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Meeting with Mr. Frank Belfrage Permanent under Secretary of Sweden

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Working Lunch

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Working Lunch

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Working Lunch

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Meeting with the Chinese Ambassador

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Meeting with Hon. Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Foreign Minister of South Africa

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Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka 

to the United Nations 

Geneva

4^th March 2009