The Colombo Plan began in 1951, and is a regional organisation focused on social development. It is based in Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Towers of downtown Colombo Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. ...
It provides economic aid to parts of South and Southeast Asia. Composite satellite image of the Indian subcontinent Map of South Asia. ... Location of Southeast Asia Southeast Asia is a subregion of Asia. ...
It was established May 1950 after a meeting of Foreign Ministers of the Commonwealth of Nations in Colombo, Sri Lanka (then Ceylon), coming into full operation July 1951. 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... The Commonwealth of Nations, usually known as The Commonwealth, is an association of independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former territories of the British Empire. ... Towers of downtown Colombo Colombo is the largest city and commercial capital of Sri Lanka. ... 1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
Several states have left. The Republic of the Fiji Islands occupies an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. ... The Republic of Maldives is a country consisting territorially of a group of atolls in the Indian Ocean, south-southwest of India. ...
ColomboPlan, international economic organization created in a cooperative attempt to strengthen the economic and social development of the nations of Southeast Asia and the Pacific.
Officially the ColomboPlan for Cooperative Economic Development in Asia and the Pacific, it came into force in 1951 as the ColomboPlan for Cooperative Economic Development in South and Southeast Asia.
The strings of neutralism: Burma (1) and the ColomboPlan.