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Thursday, 18 October 2012 18:51 |
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Statement by Hon. MahindaSamarasinghe
Minister of Plantation Industries and Special Envoy of the H.E. the President on Human Rights Third Committee
67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Agenda Item 65 (a, b): Promotion and protection of the rights of children
18thOctober, 2012
Thank you, Mr. Chairman, Children have always had an important place in the socio-cultural life of Sri Lanka and the current focus is on building a succeeding generation who are ready to take over the reins of a new Sri Lanka free from the fear of terrorism. To achieve this, we have integrated into our national development plans several programmes that deal with children, their protection and safety, their health and physical welfare as well as their education and personality development. |
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Thursday, 18 October 2012 09:46 |
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Statement by Ambassador H.E. Palitha T.B. Kohona Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations at the Security Council Open Debate “The promotion and strengthening of the rule of law in the maintenance of international peace and security” 17 October 2012 Mr. President, Let me join the other speakers in thanking you for convening this open debate. In one sense, the rule of law, at national and international levels, provides an essential framework to protect and consolidate the rights and freedoms of individuals in societies, and develop and maintain peace, stability, good order and dispense justice. |
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Wednesday, 17 October 2012 08:19 |
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Tuesday, 09 October 2012 16:39 |
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Second Committee General Debate
67th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
Statement by
Ambassador H. E. Dr. Palitha Kohona,
Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the United Nations
9th October, 2012 “The patiently negotiated Outcome Document of the historic UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), provides us with the blueprint for the global sustainable development agenda. We have the task of making it more meaningful to all of us and deliver concrete and pragmatic outcomes, that will, over the years, benefit humankind. It is imperative that we transform the enthusiasm reflected in the Outcome Document into tangible action and fulfill the aspirations of our peoples for a sustainable future.” |
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Tuesday, 02 October 2012 15:21 |
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Here is the address by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Global Symposium for Regulators 2012, in Colombo today. ICT should not sow hatred and intolerance – President at GSR 12 |
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