• Their aim is towards a better understanding of the country priorities and exploring new avenues of support from UNDP to SL

UN Assistant Secretary General, UNDP Assistant Administrator and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific are set to visit Sri Lanka next week  United Nations Assistant Secretary General (ASG), United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Assistant Administrator and Director of the UNDP Regional Bureau for Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja will arrive on Monday, for a five-day official visit to Sri Lanka, a statement from the UNDP said.  The statement said ASG Kanni Wignaraja is visiting Sri Lanka with the aim of better understanding the country priorities and exploring new avenues of support from UNDP to Sri Lanka - particularly focusing on follow-up to the recently concluded UN Climate Change Conference COP26, post-COVID-19 socio-economic recovery in the region and leveraging of more development financing to the country.  

The official visit will focus on the human development agenda and the acceleration of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), also given COVID-19 socio-economic impacts, while importantly celebrating the human development achievements of Sri Lanka.  

During her visit, ASG Wignaraja will meet with High-level Government officials and other partners, while having a first-hand look at some of the UNDP supported work on the ground.  

•  ASG Wignaraja will meet with High-level Government officials and other  partners and have a first-hand look at UNDP supported  work