PM Dr. Harini Amarasuriya Delivers Oxford Lecture, Set to Attend Commonwealth Meeting during UK Visit

COLOMBO (News 1st); Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya is currently in the United Kingdom for an official visit. 

During the second day of her visit, the Prime Minister delivered the 2026 OSGA Annual Lecture titled the Politics of Development: Sri Lanka and Beyond, at University of Oxford. 

Addressing students, academics, and researchers at the Oxford School of Global and Area Studies and across the university community, the Prime Minister reflected on the intersections of development, governance, and politics in Sri Lanka, with particular focus on women’s political participation, the care economy, social justice, and the challenges of translating public movements into long-term institutional reform.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya is scheduled to participate in the 43rd Commonwealth of Learning (COL) Board of Governors Meeting.