UN Assistant Secretary General and UNDP Asia Pacific Chief concludes visit

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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake meets with ASG Wignaraja during her mission in Sri Lanka

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya with ASG Wignaraja

Meets with President and Prime Minister during one day visit
Reinforces UNDP’s continued support to national development agenda

United Nations Assistant-Secretary-General (ASG) and United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja met with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake and Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya during her one day in-country mission on Monday (14).

ASG Wignaraja was accompanied by Resident Representative of UNDP in Sri Lanka Azusa Kubota.

In her engagements, Wignaraja reinforced UNDP’s commitment, building on its long-standing partnership, to supporting national priorities towards attaining sustainable development, in the areas of economic and governance reforms, accountability, innovative financing, digital transformation, public sector modernisationand protection of the most vulnerable communities in the country.

ASG Wignaraja reiterated UNDPs policy and technical offers in these areas, with a particular focus on women, youth and rural farmers exposed to multiple shocks of the economy, disasters and climate change.

Wignaraja is currently the highest serving Sri Lankan in the United Nations and is the first Senior UN Official to visit Sri Lanka following the recently concluded Presidential elections.