Facing challenges and seizing opportunities

We emphasize that regional and sub-regional organizations, including the UN regional commissions and their sub-regional offices, have a significant role to play in promoting a balanced integration of the economic, social and environmental dimensions of sustainable development in their respective regions.

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Sam Wijesinha’s life and times in Parliament

Sam Wijesinha joined Parliament service in late 1963 and succeeded Ralph Deraniyagala as Clerk to the House of Representatives as Parliament Secretary-General was then known in 1964. He joined Parliament at a crucial period of Parliamentary history as Parliament was just about to undergo a vast change. Looking back, it appears now as the correct person was chosen for this most important post at the most opportune time. Hailing from Getamanne in Hambantota district in the deep South, he had not forgotten the rural touch and being educated in Colombo and having married into a prestigious family in the heart of Colombo he was able to adopt himself easily to the Colombo 7 lifestyle too. He had the knack of fitting into both worlds equally well. This helped him a lot in his new career.

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The Human Dimension

How can we take better care of our children?

The little girl’s parents should have been more vigilant. On a crowded night, you don’t take your eyes off your children, neither your hand from theirs. Her parents should have kept watch over their daughter and ensured her safety. The kind of protection the child deserved was lacking for several reasons; poverty, illiteracy and ignorance usually make a deadly combination that sets the stage for disaster.

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