Saturday, September 27, 2014

An Open Letter to the President : Practice What You Preach By Chandra Jayarathna

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Sri Lanka Brief
Dear Mr. President,
“You must be the change you want to see in the world”
The Sri Lankan Lion roared at the 69th Session of the UN General Assembly reminding the global community that “…, in order to gain the confidence and goodwill of the international community as a whole, but one of the essential requirements was consistency of standards across the board without any perceptions of selectivity or discrimination. It is in this context that the current functioning of the system needs fresh examination in order to enhance its credibility. To be successful, this process must involve de-politicisation of the UN System and mechanisms and they must stop being hostage to different forms of funding…”
An Open Letter to the President Practice What You Preach by Chandra Jayarathna by Thavam