Empowerment of the United Nations by member States
OFTEN one hears statements like "the United Nations
failed"(for instance to stop the genocide in Rwanda or ethnic cleansing
in the Balkans) or "the United Nations succeeded" (to stop the Iraqi
occupation of Kuwait). This misconception obfuscates the complex reality
that the United Nations is basically an intergovernmental organisation
in which the key decisions are made by governments representing States.
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Hector Kobbekaduwa - Patriot and principled politician
The 23rd anniversary of the late Hector Kobbekaduwa
falls on September 17. Born in the Hill country, he had a great love for
his motherland and its people. He was the architect of the historic Land
Reforms Act when he was the Minister of Agriculture and Lands and was
the Sri Lanka Freedom Party candidate at the first Presidential
Elections in Sri Lanka.
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Alcohol anyone? Perspective on transportation fuel sector
Sri Lanka has long been dependant on fossil fuel for its
energy needs. In doing so, we have turned our eyes away from a potential
source of energy, biomass. If used properly, biomass can provide energy
to produce electricity and to run our automobiles.
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Sri Lanka through RUAH's eyes
Samuganimu Sri Lanka
This week is the tenth edition of "Sri Lanka
Through Ruah's Eyes" and one of the last written from lassana
Lankawa - beautiful Sri Lanka. I will be returning to my hometown
New York next week and I am already having a hard time accepting
that I must leave this country, which I have come to love so much...
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