Sri Lanka, Aug. 4 -- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) is beginning the design of its next five-year Country Program for Sri Lanka, with employment creation, economic prosperity, and faster implementation of reforms emerging as key priorities to support the country's transition from economic stabilisation to sustainable growth.

During her two-day mission to Sri Lanka, speaking to a local media, Sri Lankan-born senior UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Kanni Wignaraja said the new program, which will be developed over the coming year through countrywide consultations before being presented to the UNDP Executive Board for approval next August, will focus on helping the country bui...