The conference was hosted by the Governments of Norway, Iraq, Somalia and the United Arab Emirates, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), with support from Norwegian Church Aid. Committed pledges by countries reached a total of over US$ 363 million for SGBV prevention and response in 2019 and beyond. The event brought together representatives from 100 countries, SGBV survivors and specialists and members of 167 national and 76 international civil society organizations, among many others.
Foreign Minister Marapana had bilateral meetings with the Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide and the Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó on the sidelines of the Conference. The discussions focused on recent developments in Sri Lanka and matters of mutual interest at the bilateral and international level.
During the visit, the Minister had a useful interactive meeting with Sri Lankan faith based and community leaders in Oslo.Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Norway Arusha Cooray, Director General Dhammika Semasinghe of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Second Secretary Samanmali Atalugama of the Embassy of Sri Lanka in Norway were associated with the visit and the bilateral discussions held.