Lebanon

Coordinating Board of Jewish Organizations

President Mary Whelan (Ireland)

Ms. Sarala M. Fernando (Sri Lanka)

Ms. Sarala M. Fernando (Sri Lanka)

Mr. Kariyawasam (Sri Lanka) 24

I now call on the representative of Sri Lanka.

President Mrs. Sarala Fernando (Sri Lanka)

OPINION No.

Ms. Gunasekera (Sri Lanka) noted that Sri Lanka had pledged to meet the Millennium Development Goals by 2015.

The Government was already working on some of the problems pointed to by the meeting.

Follow up to the IPR of Sri Lanka

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Vice Chairperson cum Rapporteur Mr. Dayaratna Silva (Sri Lanka)

(Kandy, Sri Lanka, 21 24 November 2004)

The President I call next on the representative of Sri Lanka.

Ratification Sri Lanka (22 December 2005)1

Communication No. 1189 2003, Fernando v.

The special session was opened by Ms. Sarala M. Fernando (Sri Lanka), Vice President of the Board, who also presided throughout the session.

I give the floor to the representative of Sri Lanka, Ambassador Fernando.

The PRESIDENT I thank the representative of Sri Lanka for her statement.

The course would be convened in Sri Lanka, from 16 to 20 May 2005, in cooperation with the Government of Sri Lanka and relevant international organizations, such as the Commonwealth Secretariat.

The Tamils of Sri Lanka were one example.

Abstaining Brazil, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Gabon, Nepal, Nigeria, Sri Lanka.

A statement in explanation of vote after the vote was made by the representative of Sri Lanka.

The State is a party to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Phase I of the country's integrated programme had been successfully completed.

I turn to the next delegation that has asked for the floor, the distinguished Ambassador of Sri Lanka.

International Year of Rice stamps were produced in Japan, Malaysia, the Philippines and Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka has pledged to meet the United Nations Millennium Development Goals by the year 2015.

The book was launched at a seminar, hosted by the Government of Sri Lanka.

The Sri Lanka India Free Trade Agreement, signed in 2000, had already led to a quantum jump in FDI from India to Sri Lanka, and in fact about 40 per cent of India's total outward investment to SAARC countries was to Sri Lanka.

The Resident Representative of UNDP in Sri Lanka shared his experience on the Invest in Peace initiative in Sri Lanka, a strategy that focused on revitalizing private investment to promote peace building.

July 15 Tamil Tigers kill 168 Muslims in Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka and Indonesia have benefited from the tsunami debt moratorium.

Abstaining Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Congo, Gabon, Guatemala, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka.

On 13 June 2002, the complainant was removed to Sri Lanka.

Her Excellency Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga, President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka

Risk assessment tsunami relief operation in Sri Lanka

Abstaining Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Honduras, Russian Federation, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe.

Abstaining Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Congo, Gabon, Guatemala, Kenya, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka.

Mr. Gunasekera (Sri Lanka) said that, although it was currently addressing the setbacks caused by the 2004 tsunami, Sri Lanka was confident of achieving the Millennium Development Goals ahead of schedule.

addressed to the Secretariat of the Commission on Human Rights

In his concluding remarks, the Deputy Minister for Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion of Sri Lanka thanked delegates for the constructive feedback and their solidarity with Sri Lanka in its continuing efforts to make economic progress.

b There are two vacancies in this group for members whose terms would begin on the date of election and expire on 31 December 2005.