Certificate Awarding Ceremony for the English Language Proficiency Development Programme Certificate awarding ceremony for the participants of the English Language Proficiency Development Programme conducted for the staff of the Ministry of Foreign Relations in 2019 was held on 24th January, 2020 at the Ministry of Foreign Relations. 54 participants who
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The BIDTI had the privilege of associating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to organize the training programme on ‘Effective Leadership and Negotiation in Multilateral Diplomacy’ in collaboration with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR). The four day programme was held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
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Marking an important milestone for the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute (BIDTI), the maiden issue of the journal 'Diplomacy & World Affairs' was launched this week. First copies of the Journal were presented to Minister of Foreign Affairs Tilak Marapana and Foreign Secretary Ambassador Ravinatha Aryasinha respectively.  Launching of the journal precedes
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Delivering the keynote speech at the Global Health Diplomacy Programme on Monday 14th October, Foreign Secretary Ambassador Ravinatha P. Aryasinha stated that Sri Lanka excelled in performance in the healthcare sector as the country achieved quality free healthcare by 1951; long before Goal 3 of the SDG agenda 2030 was
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Since the emergence of the migrant crisis in 2015, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has taken a prominent role in world affairs said Sarah Carl, Program Officer (Social Cohesion and Reconciliation) of the IOM, delivering a guest lecture on 3rd September 2019 at the BIDTI.Introducing the guest speaker, the
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"I find Sri Lanka the most amazing, energizing country with the most potential to really make significant progress for children. A country that is beginning to articulate a vision of how they want to be…. It is a tremendous privilege for me to represent UNICEF in Sri Lanka."  UNICEF representative
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The 23rd Convocation of the Bandaranaike International Diplomatic Training Institute was held on 13th August 2019 conferring Diplomas and Post Graduate Diplomas in Diplomacy and World Affairs with the presence of the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe gracing the event as the Chief Guest. The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Chairman
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The UN Resident Representative Hanaa Singer states that the beauty of the UN lies in working on the ground for the community level and the satisfaction gained from working for people was unimaginable.Addressing the Diploma participants at the BIDTI, Hanaa Singer mentioned that due to the influence of 4th industrial
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Ambassador of Federal Republic of Germany Jörn Rhode speaking  about its non-permanent membership of the UN Security Council for 2019 /2020 mentioned that Germany’s foreign relations is comprised of “Soft power and hard money, that helps to make soft power successful.” He emphasised that Germany is a middle power which
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An expert exchange on Humanitarian Diplomacy for representatives of the Foreign Service Training Institutions of South Asia was co-hosted by the BIDTI and the ICRC on 31st July 2019 Representatives of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Iran, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka discussed ways and means of promoting Humanitarian Diplomacy and International
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