Sri Lanka a self-reliant nation today, President tells UNGA
“It is with great pleasure that I congratulate
Your Excellency Nassir Abdul Aziz Al-Nasser on your assumption of
the Presidency of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly. I
must also congratulate His Excellency Ban Ki-moon warmly on his
re-election as Secretary-General of the UN and we look forward to
working with him constructively.
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High Commissioner in Australia :
Lanka can handle its own affairs
Sri Lanka has dismissed calls for its suspension
from the Councils of the Commonwealth and complained to Australia’s
Department of Foreign Affairs about the latest demand by a group of
Australian academics, politicians and human rights campaigners that
unless Sri Lanka cooperates with an independent investigation into
alleged war crimes.
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Thanks to Australian Govt, UN-Habitat:
Shelter for the homeless
The project has now helped families in over 40
villages to rebuild their homes. It has been an important
contribution to the Government of Sri Lanka’s efforts to ensure the
Northern Province continues to recover from the impact of the
conflict. In total, around 1,110 acutely vulnerable families
received support to completely rebuild their homes while 2,675
families received support to undertake major repairs to their
damaged houses.
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