H.E. Dr. Palitha T.B. Kohona
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Palitha T.B. Kohona
UNPUBLISHED: Sri Lanka and the Digital Revolution
New York, N.Y. While the role of governments is central in facilitating the development of the Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) sector, the international…
Ending Sri Lanka Conflict: Reconciliation & Reconstruction
Presented at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government Sri Lanka’s 27 year conflict ended suddenly and comprehensively on 18th May 2009. The guns fell sil…
Thwarting the Machiavellian Use of Human Shields
The nature of contemporary conflicts has posed new challenges to the concept of the protection of civilians. The LTTE terrorist group, for example, made the Tamil civilia…
Ambassador Returns to Sri Lanka, Visits Orphanage at Payagala
By Dr. Palitha Kohona, Sri Lankan Ambassador to the United Nations Galle, Sri Lanka. I went home to Sri Lanka unexpectedly for just a few days in June. Of course, one of…
Diplomatic Viewpoint: Sri Lanka, An MDG Success Story
New York, NY. United Nations leaders, in their deliberations last month, agreed on the need to achieve the MDGs in their entirety by 2015. Developing countries have dedic…