UN Assistant Secretary-General in town on Saturday
Thursday, 2 April 2015 00:41
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Haoliang Xu’s second visit to focus on supporting the emerging development priorities
Haoliang Xu, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General, Chair, United Nations Development Group Asia-Pacific and UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director, Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific, will be visiting Sri Lanka from 4-10 April.
During the visit, which will be his second visit to the island, Xu is expected to meet and exchange views with high-level Government officials, development partners and the civil society on learning more about the emerging development needs and expectations of Sri Lanka in a new political environment whilst ascertaining the future direction of UNDP support along with other members of the UN family, in particular strengthening UNDP’s role as a key development partner in Sri Lanka.
Xu will also engage in a policy dialogue with eminent civil society representatives on Sri Lanka’s development outlook.
Further, Xu will also undertake a visit to North Central and Northern Provinces, where he will meet with Government officials, representatives from community-based organisations and beneficiaries and gain a first-hand understanding of the development priorities in the districts and further support needs. He will also visit UNDP-supported livelihood development projects on the ground in these provinces.
