Human Rights for unity, peace and progress
Today - 10 December, is Human Rights Day. It
marks the 59th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal
Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR) by the General Assembly of the
United Nations in 1948. This Declaration is a living document that
represents the standards and principles that all the world’s
sovereign nations have embraced as “universal”
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Towards a more effective and dynamic SAARC
“Sri Lanka remains resolute in its commitment to
SAARC to realise the Charter objectives, which envisaged the
achievement of qualitative improvement in the living standard of our
peoples.
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Navy’s pivotal role in battle against terrorism
The Sri Lanka Navy turned 57 yesterday:
THE NAVY, the first line of defence celebrated
its 57th anniversary yesterday, becoming a Blue Water Navy. The
naval legacy began in Sri Lanka during British colonial period. The
Ceylon Naval Volunteer Force was established in 1937 and after World
War II was absorbed into the Royal Navy as the Ceylon Royal Naval
Volunteer Reserve.
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