UN agency helping Sri Lanka's war widows

The Director-General of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Kandeh K. Yumkella has said Friday that his agency is helping to provide employment to the women widowed during the three-decade long war in Sri Lanka.

'Sri Lanka is a model developing country despite challenges' � UNIDO Director-General

 Sri Lanka is a model developing country but it still faces several challenges in industrial and export sectors due to stiff competition from countries in the region, a visiting United Nations official said today.