The Colombo Plan, the only inter-governmental organization located in Sri Lanka has received a plot of land to construct its permanent Secretariat in Colombo as approved by the Cabinet of Ministers in 2014.
Secretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Mrs. Chitranganee Wagiswara confirmed the land allocation for the Colombo Plan Secretariat to its Secretary General Mr. Kinley Dorji at a meeting at the Ministry, today 28 April 2016. Representatives from the Department of External Resources and Urban Development attended the occasion.
The Colombo Plan was established in 1951 by 07 countries including Sri Lanka which has expanded to 27 member countries.
The objectives of the Colombo Plan include promotion of economic and social development, technical cooperation in transfer of technology, engagement with multi-lateral and other agencies to accelerate development through cooperative effort and sharing of best practices within the region. The Colombo Plan has 04 permanent programmes which include long term scholarships, drug advisory, private sector development and public administration and environment. Further, a new programme has been included on gender affairs recently.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Colombo
28 April 2016
