On behalf of the UN Secretary-General and in his capacity as the High Representative for the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC), Mr. Miguel Moratinos, visited today April 30, 2019 Colombo, Sri Lanka to pay his respects to the people and government of Sri Lanka and express the support of the United Nations for the government’s efforts in its fight against terrorism and violent extremism. This is the first visit by any high-level official to Sri Lanka since the heinous terrorist attacks on Easter Sunday that targeted three Catholic Churches and three hotels.