The country made a voluntary commitment at the global ocean summit recently held in Oslo, Norway – the ‘Our Ocean’ conference – to identify all potential suitable areas for mangrove restoration and design a way to replant trees in these areas by 2030. The Secretary-General, Patricia Scotland, celebrated new in-roads made by the country by planting a mangrove plant in the country’s famous Koggala Lagoon in November 2019.

Since then, Sri Lanka demarcated 14,000 hectares of land which includes thousands of hectares to be allocated for mangroves.

The Action Group held its first meeting in Negombo in October 2019. Sri Lanka champions the Action Group on mangrove ecosystems and livelihoods.

The Secretariat has helped Sri Lanka develop a finance strategy to improve its exports. Sport for development and peace work Trade The Secretariat has worked with Sri Lanka to measure the contribution of sport and physical education to sustainable development. It also helped the Open University of Sri Lanka gain professional recognition for its youth work programmes. The Secretariat helped the National Youth Services Council of Sri Lanka integrate youth worker training into its curriculum. In 2018, the Secretariat worked with the Human Rights Commission of Sri Lanka to help it regain its ‘A’ status with the Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions. The Secretariat has helped Sri Lanka learn about tackling violent and extremist views and building strong communities.Ĭountering violent extremism work Human rights Secretariat support for Sri Lanka Countering violent extremism

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