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Climate change is already affecting millions of people around the world – forcing communities from their homes, with air pollution and food insecurity impacting both their physical and mental health. The impacts of climate change are leaving the world’s poorest people with paying the biggest price.  For many of us in …

Keynote address by Mass L. Usuf, Attorney at Law at the Conference of the World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims (WFSLM) held in Toronto, Canada, on 29th October 2022, on the title: “Good Governance the bedrock of a stable nation”. The role of the Sri Lankan Muslim expatriates. This brief …

Members of the World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims are saddened, shocked, dismayed and observed with great concern, the way some of the police officers in Sri Lanka behaved when controlling the crowd of peaceful Assembly of Men, Women and Children at Galle face green on the 9th of October 2022. …

United Kingdom stand on UNHCR Resolution October 2022 FCDO – UK- notes The UK has supported efforts to promote peace and reconciliation in Sri Lanka, including at the UNHRC for many years. This new resolution acknowledges the challenging economic situation in Sri Lanka, and the progress made in addressing this …

Guided by the purposes and principles of the Charter of the United Nations, reaffirming the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and recalling the International Covenants on Human Rights and other relevant instruments,

Armed forces Raid on Sri Lanka   protest camp World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims is concerned by the sudden arrival of armed personnel to the protest site in Galle Face Green early hours of this morning 22nd July and unwarranted, despicable attack on the innocent protestors journalist including international reporters. …

World Forum for Sri Lankan Muslims are monitoring the current situation in Sri Lanka and deeply concerned of events unfolding, since protestors entering to occupy Prime Minister’s Office. We urge the youth to respect the constitution and rule of law and tread carefully and restrain from damaging Historical buildings which …

Sri Lanka’s problems are an alarm call for  emerging markets. Rising rates and lower growth could lead to a wave of sovereign defaults. People wait to buy gas tanks in Colombo. With interest rates rising, investors can no longer risk as much in emerging markets, while states cannot afford to …

Economic crisis deepens as nation misses interest payments on two international sovereign bonds Residents wait to buy kerosene oil for cooking in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A dearth of fuel has led to long queues for petrol and multi-hour power cuts © Eranga Jayawardena/AP Benjamin Parkin in Colombo and Chloe Cornish in Mumbai  …

It is alleged that the supporters of SLPP after the meeting with PM had subsequently attacked on innocent, peaceful protestors at Galle Face on 9th May 2022. It is a fact that certain political parties and their leaders who are boasting about their grass root level contact in the country, …