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Dr. Palitha Kohona
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U.N. to Celebrate Buddhist International Day of Vesak Tonight
United Nations, N.Y. Vesak – “Buddha's Birthday” – is the most sacred day in the Buddhist calendar, which celebrates the birth, enlightenment and the Parinirvãna (passing…
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…
U.N. Blue Helmets from Sri Lanka Come to Our Assistance in Haiti
Leogane, Haiti. Another early day here in Leogane, Haiti - epicenter of the earthquake - for our international NGO post-disaster relief team. I brief the team over breakf…