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Sri Lanka as a Member of the United Nations
by Jayantha Dhanapala
15 November 2007 |
“We live in a world of nation states. But beyond the concept of Nation State lie the common interests of humankind; the desire for a just and secure world order in which all people, in all countries, can live in peace, comfort and dignity.
The United Nations can be described as the international instrument that enables the world community to work towards this cherished goal. Sixty years since its inception, way back in 1945, it remains the cornerstone of the international system, and the strongest source of legitimacy for collective international action.
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| 09 - 10, August 2007 |
Globalization, national identity & violence: Exploring South Asian masculinities in the new millennium Mid-term review workshop
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A mid-term review workshop for the project on “Globalization, national identity & violence: Exploring South Asian masculinities in the new millennium” was held on 9-10th August 2007 at the Galle Face Hotel, Colombo. While at a general level all paper-writers continued to be preoccupied with the return of the religious to the political sphere, it would seem that this phenomenon manifested itself in diverse ways in different regional and national contexts... |
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| 30 July, 2007 |
High Level Seminar "What We Know – and Still Need to Learn – about Conflict Prevention and Resolution."
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y Hon. Gareth Evans
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The objective of the workshop held on Monday 30 July, 2007, in Colombo, under the following heading "What We Know – and Still Need to Learn –about Conflict Prevention and Resolution" was to provide an opportunity for a select cross-section of eminent and highly experienced persons drawn from the political, social, civic, media and diplomatic realms in Sri Lanka to engage more deeply with Hon. Gareth Evans... |
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| 29 July, 2007 |
The Limits of State Sovereignty:
The Responsibility
to Protect in the 21st Century, Gareth Evans
Eighth Neelam Tiruchelvam Memorial Lecture
by Gareth Evans, President, International Crisis Group,
International Centre for Ethnic Studies (ICES),
Colombo.
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Today more than ever, on this eighth anniversary of his assassination, Sri Lankans and those in the wider international community need to remember and be re-inspired by Neelan Tiruchelvam's life and achievements. While we can no longer benefit directly from his remarkable intelligence and learning, his boundless energy, his political commitment, and his optimism, we do still have his spirit living among us in the ideas and institutions he gave us, and in the example he set for us of an engaged intellectual and a principled politician... |
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| 26 June, 2007 |
Civil Society-Donor Dialogue
ICES Discussion Forum on “The Politics of Foreign Aid in Sri Lanka”
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As part of its programme on State, Politics and Power, the International Centre for Ethnic Studies plans to run a civil society-donor dialogue on issues of foreign aid, state reforms and peace. A discussion of socio-economic and political phenomena in contemporary Sri Lanka cannot avoid the issue of foreign aid. The effects of foreign aid have impacted and permeated all levels of state and society. Nonetheless, aside from its treatment in relation to development and empowerment, and on conflict perpetuation/prevention, the wider ramifications of foreign aid in a Sri Lankan context remain under-researched. This lack exists despite a strong body of international scholarship on the perceived benefits and ills of the aid-development nexus, and its effect on conflict resolution... |
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