Sri Lanka’s challenge in diplomatic frame
When I took over the post the country was facing
a crucial situation. The LTTE was very strong at that time not only
domestically but internationally as well. Its propaganda machine was
acting in a very effective manner. Not only it had succeeded in
influencing foreign leaders, it had also a very sympathetic ear from
NGOs and segments of society in Western countries.
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Seeking the ‘shoots’ of economic recovery
Has the economic crisis reached bottom, with
slow recovery under way? Or is the world facing continued recession
and with it deepening poverty for many Africans? “No one can tell
with any degree of certainty whether the worst for the global
economy is over,” Donald Kaberuka, president of the African
Development Bank (ADB), responded at the opening of the Bank’s
annual meeting in Dakar, Senegal, in May.
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Recovery and reconciliation in post-conflict Sri Lanka
There are four main planks of our recovery
efforts. We are now in the late-response and early-recovery phase
where we are now over the immediate impact of the disaster, i.e.
armed conflict and terrorism.
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