Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)

About ESCAP

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is a subsidiary body of the Economic and Social Commission (ECOSOC) and serves as the United Nations’ regional hub promoting cooperation among countries to achieve inclusive and sustainable development. The Commission’s strategic focus is to deliver on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is reinforced and deepened by promoting regional cooperation and integration to advance responses to shared vulnerabilities, connectivity, financial cooperation and market integration. UNESCAP provides policy advisory services, capacity building and technical assistance to governments aiming to support countries’ sustainable and inclusive development ambitions. Since its founding in 1947, the membership of the ESCAP has now grown to 53 members and 9 associate members. Sri Lanka became a member of ESCAP on 10 December 1954. More

Upcoming Events : https://www.unescap.org/events

Sri Lanka in ESCAP: 

Sri Lanka became a member of the United Nation’s Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific on 10 December 1954. Since its founding in 1947, the membership of the Economic and Social Commission has grown to 53 members and 9 associate members as of date. The Sri Lanka Embassy in Bangkok represents the country as the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the UNESCAP, and the Permanent Representative is a member of the Advisory Committee of Permanent Representatives (ACPR).

SD Council Sri Lanka : https://www.sdc.gov.lk

Media Releases & News : M.Devika

APFSD :

The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a regional platform for supporting countries, in particular those with special needs, in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The 7th APFSD was held on 20th May 2020 and Sri Lanka’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations Economic and Social Council for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), H.E. (Mrs.) Samantha K. Jayasuriya, Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Thailand was elected by acclamation as the Chair of 7thAPFSD and will serve for a period of one year. More

The theme of the 7th APFSD is “Accelerating action for and delivery of the 2030 Agenda in Asia and the Pacific”.  More

ADPC

ADPC – Disaster Preparedness Center

Asian Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) is an intergovernmental organization that works to build the resilience of people and institutions to disasters and climate change impacts in Asia and the Pacific. Established in 1986, it provides comprehensive technical services to countries in the region across social and physical sciences to support sustainable solutions for risk reduction and climate resilience. ADPC supports countries and communities in Asia and the Pacific in building their DRR systems, institutional mechanisms and capacities to become resilient to numerous hazards, such as floods, landslides, earthquake, cyclones, droughts, etc.

ADPC is governed by its nine founding member countries: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Nepal, Pakistan, the Philippines, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. The Bangkok headquarters and country offices in Myanmar, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka host experts who work towards inclusive development goals across our strategic as well as cross-cutting themes.

Through its work, ADPC supports the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015–2030, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the New Urban Agenda, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the agenda defined at the World Humanitarian Summit in 2016, and other relevant international frameworks.

ADPC has been supporting the Regional Consultative Committee on Disaster Management (RCC) since 2000 as its secretariat. Comprised of National Disaster Management Offices (NDMOs) of 26 member countries, RCC serves as a non-binding mechanism to develop action strategies for disaster risk reduction (DRR); promote cooperative programs at regional and sub-regional levels; and provide guidance to ADPC on its future work and strategies in the region.

Sri Lanka is a founding member of ADPC and became signatory to the Charter on 04 April 2005

Sri Lanka ratified the ADPC Charter in 20 January 2006.

A host country agreement is to be signed between Thailand and ADPC. Sri Lanka has official conveyed concurrence to the draft Host Country Agreement.

Key Officials:

• Hans Guttman, Executive Director

Sri Lanka has been the Vice Chair of the ADPC in years 2021 and 2022.
https://www.adpc.net/igo