Government on February 17, decided to immediately withdraw from the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) resolutions 30/1 and 40/1 co-sponsored by the National Unity Government (NUG) in 2015 and 2019 respectively, reports Colombo Page. The decision to withdraw from the consensus resolutions have reportedly been taken during a special meeting held in this regard at the Presidential Secretariat. Sri Lanka at the 40th Session of the UNHRC in Geneva co-sponsored the resolution 40/1 reaffirming its commitment to the reconciliation process and commitments articulated in the UN Resolutions 34/1 and 30/1 it cosponsored in 2017 and 2015 respectively.