The United Nations National
Day which is celebrated year on year, marked this year’s 61st
anniversary at a colourful awards ceremony, held to recognize
and award students who excel in education from schools
islandwide. The awards ceremony sponsored by Sri Lanka Insurance
was held at the BMICH on the 15th October with the participation
of over 1500 students from UNA study circle schools in and
around Colombo.
The awards ceremony was graced by the political hierarchy of
the countrys the diplomatic corps, senior Government officials,
UNDP representatives and dignitaries from the various UN
agencies operating in Sri Lanka. The chief guest honorable, The
British High Commissioner in Sri Lanka his Excellency Dominic
Chilcott – addressing the audience, emphasized on the strong
relationship between the UNA and the British government. He said
that the extensive initiatives carried out by the UNA have
delivered positive results to Sri Lanka. He further added that
the British High Commission in all ways is geared to support the
UNA and would work towards strengthening the bond that has been
developed over the years
In support of the United Nations initiative, Sri Lanka
Insurance sponsored the Awards ceremony and awarded Trophies to
students excelling in three main categories. Special awards were
presented to Best Project for the International Year of Desserts
and Desertification, Project of the Best Environment,
Interschool Study Circles Best Teacher’s Award. These special
accolades were handed out to students predominantly from UN
study circles. Special prizes and certificates were handed out
by the Head of Human Resource Development, Sri Lanka Insurance
Mahesh Jayasinghe. Whilst congratulating the United Nations on
its 61st National Day, Nalaka Godahewa – CEO of Sri Lanka
Insurance said, ‘As a responsible corporate it is our duty to
help strengthen the UNA in development of school education,
which is the basic learning platform for any young, aspiring
individual. Students are the future leaders of this country and
education is an essential tool for them to acquire the right
knowledge and training to develop their minds to build a
suitable career and face the challenges of tomorrow.’
Mohamed Zavahir, Deputy Executive Chairman from UNA
expressing their appreciation to Sri Lanka Insurance for their
partnership said "We are extremely pleased to have partnered
with Sri Lanka Insurance in this initiative to help uplift
standard of education in Sri Lankan Schools. This event could
have not been possible hadn’t Sri Lanka Insurance extended their
commitment towards the corporate social responsibility which
came in timely to make this a grand success.
Sri Lanka Insurance is the largest and strongest composite
insurance provider in Sri Lanka, with over Rs. 50 billion in
assets under management, over one million policies in force and
an average claims settlement of Rs. 18 million a day. Sri Lanka
Insurance is the only insurance company in Sri Lanka to be
assigned a global rating for financial strength and stability
from a world renowned rating agency. The company received the
Fitch Ratings London for the third consecutive year for
financial strength & stability.
