Announcements

  • SAARC Energy Centre’s Knowledge Sharing Webinars

    The SAARC Energy Centre (SEC) is organizing four Knowledge Sharing Webinars in the months of November and December 2025. The Webinars will feature presentations and interactive discussion sessions led by renowned regional/international experts related to the title of the Webinar. The titles of the Webinars along with their scheduled date/time and registration link are given […]

  • Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF met with Secretary General, SAARC to Strengthen Regional Collaboration for Children’s Welfare and review the progress of the collaborations on the sidelines of the World Social Summit, Doha, Qatar

    Doha, 06 November 2025 – On the sidelines of the World Social Summit, Mr. Omar Abdi, Deputy Executive Director UNICEF met with Ambassador Md. Golam Sarwar, Secretary General of SAARC. The Secretary General and the Deputy Executive Director, UNICEF reaffirmed the longstanding and robust collaboration between SAARC and UNICEF. They engaged in constructive dialogue on […]

  • SAARC Promoting Regional Art, Culture, Heritage Sites, Museums, and Archives 30 September to 2 October 2025 in Colombo

    SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC) organised the first SAARC Heritage Forum 2025 under the approved programme “SAARC Promoting Regional Art, Culture, Heritage Sites, Museums, and Archives”. This important regional initiative aims to bring together distinguished experts, professionals, and scholars in the field of Archaeology, Cultural Heritage and Museums to foster dialogue, share knowledge, and explore innovative […]

  • Vacancy Announcement -Finance Officer (GSS I)

    The SAARC Cultural Centre in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is the Regional Centre for Art and Culture established by the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) with the mandate to promote regional unity through cultural integration, inter-cultural dialogue, contribute towards preservation, conservation and protection of South Asia’s cultural heritage within the framework of the SAARC […]

  • Director, SCC paid a courtesy call on Dr. M.H. Mozaffari, Director of the Iran Cultural Centre

    Dr. M.H. Mozaffari, Director of the Iran Cultural Centre, paid a courtesy call on Dr. Kaushalya Kumarasinghe, Director of the SAARC Cultural Centre, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on 18th September 2025. The discussion focused on the Centre’s ongoing activities and future initiatives. Dr. Kumarasinghe expressed gratitude to the Iran Cultural Centre for its continuous support and […]

  • 5th International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH 2025)

    Director SAARC Cultural Centre, Dr. Kaushalya Kumarasinghe attended the 5 International Conference on Intangible Cultural Heritage (ICICH 2025) under the theme Bridging the Past and Future: The Role of Intangible Heritage in a Changing World as the Guest of Honor. The conference was organized by the University of Sri Jayawardenepura in collaboration with the SAARC […]

  • Fifth Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2025

    The fifth session of the SAARC Talk Series 2025 (Virtual Mode) was held on 28th August (Thursday) 2025, 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time) at the SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka. The speaker of the fifth SAARC Talk Series 2025 was Ms. Maryam Thawfeega, Fellow at Maldives National College of Heritage, Ministry of Dhivehi […]

  • SAARC Children’s Literary Festival Celebrates South Asian Folktales

    SAARC Literary Festival on South Asian Folktales organised by the SAARC Cultural Centre took place on 30th and 31st of August at the Colombo Public Library. The 2025 SAARC Literary Festival themed ‘Celebrating Folktales through Children’s Literature’ featured a range of activities for children aged from 4-15. The Festival was held in collaboration with the […]

  • Fifteenth Meeting of the Governing Board of the SAARC Cultural Centre convenes under the Chairmanship of the Royal Government of Bhutan

    The Fifteenth Governing Board Meeting of the SAARC Cultural Centre, Chaired by the Royal Government of Bhutan was held at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka from 19-20 August 2025. The Meeting convened with Members representing the esteemed Governments of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, the Royal Government of Bhutan, the Republic of Nepal, […]

  • Fourth Session of the SAARC Talk Series 2025

    The fourth session of the SAARC Talk Series 2025 (Virtual Mode) was held on (Tuesday), 29th July 2025, 3:00 pm (Sri Lanka Standard Time) at the SAARC Cultural Centre (SCC), Sri Lanka. The speaker of the fourth SAARC Talk Series 2025 was Bhushita Vasistha, a Nepali writer and Fulbright scholar with an MFA in Creative […]