UN World Summit 2005: What is at stake?
 

Over the last few weeks, the focus of the world's media has turned towards negotiations within the United Nations on the outcome document for the September World Summit. While detailed negotiations on 39-page bureaucratic documents don't usually make for great headlines, the battles raging between Member States have caught the attention of the international press.

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In the cradle of Sinhala civilization, a resplendent wildlife nursery

The backbone of ancient Sri Lanka's agriculture based cultural heritage was her network of irrigation systems intrinsically interwoven with the natural environment. The Kaudulla National Park in Polonnaruwa lays claim to a slice of Sri Lanka's ancient history and legend dating back to the era of the Sinhala Kings.

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