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The UK announced that it will be leading on resolutions for Sri Lanka, South Sudan and Syria and hosting a high-level virtual event on Girls Education at this month's Human Rights Council.

• Updated: 9 February 2021

First published during the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, is visiting Sri Lanka to strengthen cooperation on climate change, regional security and human rights.

• Updated: 10 October 2023

First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

The British High Commission in Colombo marked Remembrance Day with a commemoration ceremony on 11th November 2018 at the Liveramentu Commonwealth War Graves in Colombo.

• Updated: 20 November 2018

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Her Majesty The Queen will present a Queen鈥檚 Young Leaders Award to an exceptional young person from Sri Lanka on Thursday (23 June 2016).

• Updated: 20 June 2016

First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

The Prime Minister sends his best wishes to everyone celebrating Aluth Avurudda and to all Tamil communities celebrating Puthandu.

• Updated: 14 April 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

The new British High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, Mr James Dauris, presented his letter of credence to Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena.

• Updated: 29 April 2015

First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

Human Rights Minister Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon has given an interim statement on the human rights situation in the FCO鈥檚 30 human rights priority countries in 2018.

• Updated: 7 December 2018

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Foreign Office Minister Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon spoke at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

• Updated: 17 September 2018

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

Hugo Swire today welcomed the adoption of an important and historic resolution on Sri Lanka by the UN Human Rights Council.

• Updated: 1 October 2015

First published during the 2015 to 2016 Cameron Conservative government

Lord Ahmad gave a statement to mark the end of the 28th Universal Periodic Review (UPR) at the United Nations in Geneva.

• Updated: 19 November 2017

First published during the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government