Sri Lanka has also become an unfortunate victim of ill-conceived agendas of some in the Human Rights Council, said the Sri Lankan President in an address to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
Addressing a session on “Delivering on and imp0lementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda,” Mahinda Rajapaksa, speaking as the Chair of the Commonwealth, on Wednesday said,
“For multilateralism to remain relevant and effective, reform of institutions concerned is essential. To be successful, this process must involve de-politicisation of the UN systems and mechanisms and they must stop being hostage to different forms of funding. UN bodies must find ways to work with governments through dialogue, greater understanding of situations and cooperation including assisting to strengthen national institutions. This approach, instead of strong arm tactics, must form the heart of multi-lateral diplomacy, in the search for sustainable solutions to global challenges,” said Rajapaksa.
See full statement here.
Addressing a session on “Delivering on and imp0lementing a Transformative Post-2015 Development Agenda,” Mahinda Rajapaksa, speaking as the Chair of the Commonwealth, on Wednesday said,
“Human rights are used as a tool to implement motivated agendas with no understanding or appreciation of the complexity of issues in the countries concerned. Human rights should be recognised by all as a moral and ethical concept rather than as a political tool. External intervention without adequate consideration of the structures in a society and cultural traditions of the countries where such intervention takes place, inevitably results in de-stabilisation, which is very much in evidence today, in most parts of the world.”The president went on to call for the “de-politicisation” of UN systems.
“For multilateralism to remain relevant and effective, reform of institutions concerned is essential. To be successful, this process must involve de-politicisation of the UN systems and mechanisms and they must stop being hostage to different forms of funding. UN bodies must find ways to work with governments through dialogue, greater understanding of situations and cooperation including assisting to strengthen national institutions. This approach, instead of strong arm tactics, must form the heart of multi-lateral diplomacy, in the search for sustainable solutions to global challenges,” said Rajapaksa.
See full statement here.