Lalith Athulathmudali Memorial Oration
The Lalith Athulathmudali Memorial Oration on 'The Emerging Doctrine
of the Responsibility to Protect and the nature of the United Nations'
will be delivered by well-known diplomat and UN Advisor Nirupam Sen, who
was also a former Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, on January 29,
at the BMICH committee Room A at 6 pm. The Memorial Oration has been
organized by the Lalith Athulathmudali Foundation.
Athulathmudali is considered one of the most distinguished Sri Lankan
statesmen in recent history and is remembered by many as one of the few
well educated politicians of that era.
One of his major contributions to education includes the
establishment of the Mahapola Fund to provide scholarships to needy
students.
Mr Sen who was from the India Foreign Service has held many
prestigious positions before retirement including that of Permanent
Representative of India to the UN.
After retirement he was appointed Special Senior Advisor to the
President of the UN General Assembly.
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