Green Cross Sri Lanka was established as the 29th member of Green Cross family on 16th of September 2005 after signing the Memorandum of Understanding by Hon. Shoo Iwasaki ,President of Green Cross Japan on behalf of Green Cross International and on behalf of Sri Lanka by Dr. Jagath Seneviratne as the Charter President of Green Cross Sri Lanka, Former Lecturer in the Japanese Language unit, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.