Regional Director for Asia-Pacific UNDCO arrives in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO – Regional Director for Asia-Pacific from the United Nations Development Co-ordination Office, David McLachlan-Karr, arrived in Sri Lanka on Tuesday (16) for a series of discussions on the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027.
McLachlan-Karr is set to meet with members of the government, the opposition, civil society, the diplomatic community and others, and also travel to Jaffna to meet with government and civil society groups there.
A statement for the UN office in Colombo said McLachlan-Karr discussions with officials in Sri Lanka will focus on the launch of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Framework (UNSDCF) 2023-2027, which will guide the work of all UN Agencies in Sri Lanka over the next five years.
It said the Development Coordination Office’s objective is to support the capacity, effectiveness and efficiency of Resident Coordinators and the UN development system as a whole in support of national efforts for sustainable development.
Earlier the UN in Sri Lanka tweeted that McLachlan-Karr will discuss government, opposition and civil society members how to the UN can support all Sri Lankans to recover from the economic crisis through its joint program of work over the next five years.
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