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Participation in global and regional SupplyChains has been a reliable economic growth strategy— until the pandemic hit

Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe Vice Chairs the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation of UNESCAP
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Wijayanthi Edirisinghe was one of the Vice Chairs of the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation, held from 28 to 30 May 2025 in Bangkok.

Sri Lanka–Thailand Medical Partnership to Deliver 71 Free Knee Surgeries
A special Buddhist fundraising event was held in support of a landmark humanitarian medical initiative aimed at enhancing access to orthopedic care in Sri Lanka.
Delivering country statement at the 78th Commission, the Head of Sri Lanka delegation, Ambassador & Permanent Representative to UNESCAP of
Sri Lanka C. A Chaminda I. Colonne emphasised to the Economic and Social Commission of the Asia Pacific Region the necessity to request their respective Government or a multilateral regional institution affiliated to ESCAP to put forward the current need of emergency financing of Sri Lanka as a priority item in the agenda.
Participation in global and regional #SupplyChains has been a reliable economic growth strategy—🚫 until the #pandemic hit.
Today’s #CS78 roundtable explored the challenges and opportunities for economies in #AsiaPacific to re-establish supply chains and connectivity.
Ambassador Wijayanthi Edirisinghe Vice Chairs the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation of UNESCAP
Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), Wijayanthi Edirisinghe was one of the Vice Chairs of the Second Committee on Trade, Investment, Enterprise and Business Innovation, held from 28 to 30 May 2025 in Bangkok.
Sri Lanka–Thailand Medical Partnership to Deliver 71 Free Knee Surgeries
A special Buddhist fundraising event was held in support of a landmark humanitarian medical initiative aimed at enhancing access to orthopedic care in Sri Lanka.