A new forum for the developing world

We wish to see our countries’ strengths in the fields of agriculture, trade, technology, and energy translated into meaningful initiatives in the cause of South-South solidarity. The combined resources of our pharmaceutical industries should be put at the service of countries, particularly in Africa, that are highly vulnerable to HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other devastating pandemic diseases.

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The Hyphen War and the Velvet Divorce

Some years ago there was what the English language newspapers called a ‘Hyphen War.’ It was not a war with guns and bombs, it was what you might call a war of words. The ‘war’ was over the name Czechoslovakia.

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National Service: the way to discipline a nation

The proposed National Service in Sri Lanka must be built on strong principles of non-discrimination, non-violence, equality, equity and fair play. Every youth enlisted to do national service must be equally treated irrespective of the standing of his or her parents in society.

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