Statement of Sri Lanka under item 14 (e) of the General Segment of ECOSOC on 25 July 2007, Geneva

Sri Lankan delegation expressed its serious concern with regard to the recent trend of equating and clustering of countries and putting them in different baskets as a means of expressing the nature of different humanitarian situations in the world on 25th July 2007 under the item 14 (e) of the General Segment of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) being held in Geneva.

Speech made by Hon.Mahinda Samarasinghe - M/Disaster Managment & Human Rights in Sri Lanka at the launch of "Humanitarian Appeal 2007: Mid-Year Review" organised by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva

 

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Sri Lanka is a country with an established tradition of democratic government. Fundamental rights are guaranteed in our Constitution and every organ of State is under a duty to respect, secure and advance these rights and freedoms said Hon.Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe addressing the meeting held in the UN Office in Geneva on 17 July to launch the "Humanitarian Appeal 2007: Mid-Year Review" organised by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs in Geneva. Hon. Minister was present at the occasion on the invitation by Mr. John Holms, UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator. The Mid-Year Review of the 2007 Common Humanitarian Action Plan of the UN requests the international donor community to contribute US$ 98 million towards humanitarian operations in Sri Lanka. 

 

Satement made by Mr. O.L. Ameerajwad, Counsellor on behalf of Sri Lanka delegation under Agenda item 5: Humanitarian Affairs Segment of the Substantive Session of ECOSOC 2007 Geneva 16 July 2007

Mr. President,

Let me, first of all, congratulate you for leading this important Humanitarian Affairs Segment in this year’s Substantive session of the ECOSOC and express sincere appreciation of my delegation to the Bureau and the UN Secretariat for the excellent arrangement made in preparation of this meeting.

Statement made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the 96th Session of the International Labour Conference Geneva, 15 June 2007

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 "We are determined that in a democracy like ours where political views can be expressed freely, political objectives must be realised through negotiation and dialogue and through compromise. There can be no room for extremism, and even less for violence," said President Mahinda Rajapaksa, addressing the 96th Sessions of the International Labour Conference in Geneva, today (June 15). 
 
"Terrorism has no place in the contemporary world. As a government, we are not prepared, at any cost, to bow down to terrorism," said President Rajapaksa, who asked: "Would any of your governments submit to terrorism had they been in our position?"
  

Statement by Mr. O.L. Ameer Ajwad, Counsellor of the Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka on the President’s revised text on Institution Building of the Human Rights Council at the informal meeting with the President of the HRC during the 5th session of the Co

Mr. President

My delegation wishes to express deep appreciation to you, for your tireless efforts in preparing a new text on institutional building of the Human Rights Council, which constitutes a good basis for our further work. You may be rest assured of the fullest cooperation of my delegation in achieving a consensual outcome of the entire package of the institutional building process, by the end of the 5th Session.

Address by Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition of Sri Lanka at the 60th World Health Assembly, Geneva – 16th May, 2006

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Mme. President, Director General, Excellencies, ladies and gentlemen,

First let me congratulate you Mme. President and our Vice Presidents for your election to this high office.

On behalf of the Government and the people of Sri Lanka I wish to offer my special congratulations and best wishes to our Director General, Dr Margaret Chan for being elected to lead this Organization for the next five years. With the exceptional commitment and leadership that Dr. Chan brings to her work, we have the utmost confidence that WHO and the future health of the world, is in very safe hands.

 

Address by Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe, M.P., Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights at the Fifteenth WMO Congress on 07th May 2007

 
  1. Address by Hon.Mahinda Samarasinghe,Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights of Sri Lanka , at the 4th Session of the Human Rights Council on 12th March 2007
  2. Statement by H E Mrs.Sarala Fernando,Ambassador/Permanent Representative at the Programme Kick Off on Wednesday,17 January 2007 for the Common Humanitarian Action Plan on Sri Lanka
  3. Statements made by the Sri Lanka Delegation at the Human Rights Council Session on 27th November to 08th December 2006 in Geneva

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