Statement by Sri Lanka during the Enhanced Interactive Dialogue on the oral update by the High Commissioner on the human rights implications of the COVID-19 pandemic at the 45th Session of the UN Human Rights Council was made by Ms Dayani Mendis, Actg. Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations in Geneva on 15 September 2020. Furthermore, the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) has recently stamped Sri Lanka as a safe haven for tourists. Madam President,During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, approximately 1.5 million migrant workers from Sri Lanka were overseas. Sri Lanka believes in national and regional level initiatives to complement and strengthen the global response to this crisis.

Source: The Nation September 16, 2020 19:41 UTC