Angelo Rasanayagam, retired UN diplomat who worked for nearly three decades with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR), passed away in Colombo, on Wednesday, December 9. He was 84 years old, and had been living in Colombo for the last four years. While at UNHCR, Angelo covered practically every refugee hot spot in Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Mediterranean countries that erupted between 1971 and 1996, including the Vietnamese Boat People crisis when he was stationed in Hong Kong, and the Afghan imbroglio from Peshawar, Pakistan.
An alumnus of St. Joseph’s College, Colombo, and the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya, where he completed English Honours in 1959, Angelo taught at St. Benedict’s College for a few years before leaving for Geneva, Switzerland, in 1964. He pursued graduate studies in Political Science, Economics and International Affairs at the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International Studies, completing his Masters, but
Government has reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring that the rights of citizens and refugees are upheld and respected.
Kalumbila District Commissioner, Robinson Kalota said this in a speech read on his behalf by District Administrative officer, Frank Siatwinda, when he graced the International Human Rights Day whose theme was: Recover Better- Stand Up for Human Rights which marked the end of 16 days of activism against GBV held under theme: Orange the World in Meheba Refugee Settlement Block C yesterday.
“Government is committed to ensuring that the rights of citizens and even those of refugees are respected in this country,” he said.
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