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11 November 2015
FAO and Sri Lanka The relationship between FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and Sri Lanka is a strong one, forged also in a time of war when essential agrarian infrastructure was damaged or destroyed. Since the end of the armed conflict, FAO, with the financial support of...
FAO and Sri Lanka The relationship between FAO, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, and Sri Lanka is a strong one, forged also in a time of war when essential agrarian infrastructure was damaged or destroyed. Since the end of the armed conflict, FAO, with the financial support of...
27 October 2015
The twin anniversaries of the 70th United Nations Day and the 60th anniversary of Sri Lanka's membership in the UN were celebrated last Saturday (24) under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the United Nations premises in Colombo.The twin celebrations commenced in all its...
The twin anniversaries of the 70th United Nations Day and the 60th anniversary of Sri Lanka's membership in the UN were celebrated last Saturday (24) under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe at the United Nations premises in Colombo.The twin celebrations commenced in all its...
22 October 2015
In an interview with Sunday Island, Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO of United Nation’s) Representative for Sri Lanka and Maldives, Beth S. Crawford, elucidates on the importance of this year’s World Food Day- ‘Social Protection and Agriculture’ and the paradigm shift we should take as a country to realize it. Q:...
In an interview with Sunday Island, Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO of United Nation’s) Representative for Sri Lanka and Maldives, Beth S. Crawford, elucidates on the importance of this year’s World Food Day- ‘Social Protection and Agriculture’ and the paradigm shift we should take as a country to realize it. Q:...
23 September 2015
An awareness session was held for writers by the Sri Lanka UN-REDD Programme on Thursday 10th September at the IUCN office in Colombo 7. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is providing support to the Sri Lanka UN-REDD Programme in the area of communication. Head of IUCN Dr...
An awareness session was held for writers by the Sri Lanka UN-REDD Programme on Thursday 10th September at the IUCN office in Colombo 7. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) is providing support to the Sri Lanka UN-REDD Programme in the area of communication. Head of IUCN Dr...
16 September 2015
FAO celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. The objectives of World Food Day are to: encourage attention to agricultural food production and to stimulate national, bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental efforts to this end; encourage economic and technical cooperation among developing...
FAO celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organization was founded in 1945. The objectives of World Food Day are to: encourage attention to agricultural food production and to stimulate national, bilateral, multilateral and non-governmental efforts to this end; encourage economic and technical cooperation among developing...
