Special Tribute Seminar in Honour of Dr. Gamani Corea, 20 March 2014
A Special Tribute seminar in commemoration of the life and intellectual legacy of Dr. Gamani Corea of Sri Lanka (UNCTAD Secretary-General 1974-1984 and South Centre Board Chair 2001-2002) took place on 20 March 2014, 1500-1800h, Room XXV, Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
The special tribute was opened by H.E. Mr. Benjamin Mkapa, Chairperson of the Board of the South Centre with speeches by Dr. Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary General of UNCTAD (Represented by Dr. Richard Kozul-Wright, Director of the Division on Globalization and Development Strategies (GDS)) and H.E. Mr. Ravinatha Pandukabhaya Aryasinha, Ambassador, Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office and other international organizations in Geneva.
The first session entitled Tribute to Gamani Corea: life and work was led by Ambassador Rubens Ricupero, Former Secretary General of UNCTAD (1995-2004) and Mr. Chakravarthi Raghavan, Emeritus Editor of the South-North Development Monitor (SUNS).
The second session on "The intellectual legacy of Gamani Corea" was moderated by Professor Deepak Nayyar, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University and Member of the Board of the South Centre. Speakers included Dr. Saman Kelegama, Executive Director of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS); Mr. Michael Sakbani, former Director of the Division of Economic Cooperation, Poverty Alleviation, and UNCTAD`s Special Programs; Mr. Gerassimos Arsenis, former Director of the Money, Finance and Development Division/UNCTAD and former Minister of Finance and President of the Central Bank of Greece; Mr. Jan Pronk, former Deputy Secretary-General of UNCTAD and former Minister of Development Cooperation and Environment of the Netherlands; Mr. Michael Zammit Cutajar, former UNCTAD staff and former Executive Secretary, United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
(Photo on top: Executive Director of the South Centre, Mr. Martin Khor (left) moderating the opening session with participation of H.E. Mr. Benjamin Mkapa, H.E. Mr. Ravinatha Aryasinha; Mr. Rubens Ricupero and Dr. Richard Kozul-Wright)
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