Appointment to the Sri Lanka National Commission for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) was held on July 29 at the Ministry of Education, Isurupaya, Battaramulla, with the participation of the Prime Minister.
The Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education, Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was appointed as the Chairperson of the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO while the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Mr. Nalaka Kaluwawa was appointed as the Vice Chairperson.
The primary objective of establishing this commission is to facilitate collaboration among all relevant ministries in implementing UNESCO’s key focus areas of education, science, culture, mass communication, social sciences, and the environment in line with national development goals.
The appointed members of the Commission include subject matter experts of Dr. Asha Divos, Chandra Wickramasinghe, Dr. V.V. Madawattegedara, and Saminathan Vimal including the Secretary General of the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO Professor Prabath Jayasinghe, and deputy Secretary Mr. Nalaka Rathnayaka. Other appointed members include Hemanta Pubudusiri, Shashikala Premawardhana, Samanthi Senanayake, Apsara Kaldera, Mohamed Nawaz, R.A.D.S. Ranatunga, W.G. Kumaragama, Sujeewa Palliyaguruge, Deepa Liyanage, H.A.H. Perera, S.S.P. de Alwis, Varuna Sri Dhanapala, W.W.M.P.S.C. Palamkumbura, M.S.L.R.P. Marasinghe, Dr. Nilan Kure, and Sanuja Kasthuriarachchi.
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