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Encyclopedia > Princess Diana Institute of Peace

Princess Diana Institute of Peace (PDIP) is a think tank which specializes in post-conflict, economic, and gender issues and coordinates with various organizations internationally. Conflict is a state of opposition, disagreement or incompatibility between two or more people or groups of people, which is sometimes characterized by physical violence. ... Economics (deriving from the Greek words οίκω [okos], house, and νέμω [nemo], rules hence household management) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. ... The gender symbols used to denote a male or female organism. ...

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German university student participants of the Night of a Thousand Dinners which was jointly organized by the AGSEP and the PDIP in Sri Lanka on November 3, 2005
German university student participants of the Night of a Thousand Dinners which was jointly organized by the AGSEP and the PDIP in Sri Lanka on November 3, 2005

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 188 KB) Dietmar Doering(Far Left) with some of the student participants of the ‘Night of a Thousand Dinners’ event which was jointly organized by AGSEP and PDIP at the Aquarius Sports Resort Hotel, Sri Lanka on November 3, 2005... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 188 KB) Dietmar Doering(Far Left) with some of the student participants of the ‘Night of a Thousand Dinners’ event which was jointly organized by AGSEP and PDIP at the Aquarius Sports Resort Hotel, Sri Lanka on November 3, 2005... Asian-German Sports Exchange Program ( AGSEP), is a Non-Governmental Organisation, operating in the development political sector in Sri Lanka with a partner office in Essen, Germany. ... An editor has expressed a concern that the subject of the article does not satisfy the notability guideline or one of the following guidelines for inclusion on Wikipedia: Biographies, Books, Companies, Fiction, Music, Neologisms, Numbers, Web content, or several proposals for new guidelines. ... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor; née Spencer; 1 July 1961 – 31 August 1997) was the first wife of Charles, the Prince of Wales, eldest son and heir apparent of Elizabeth II. Her two sons, Princes William and Harry, are second and third, respectively, in line to... An anti-personnel weapon is one primarily used to injure or kill people. ... Humanitarianism is the view that all people should be treated with the respect and dignity they deserve as human beings, and that advancing the well-being of humanity is a noble goal. ... Dr. Gamani Corea is a former Secretary-General of UNCTAD // Dr. Gamani Corea attended the University of Ceylon, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge University and holds a DPhil degree in Economics from Oxford University. ... The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body, UNCTAD is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment and development issues. ... James W. Spain was in the US Foreign Service with postings in Islamabad, Istanbul and Ankara and four ambassadorships — in Tanzania, Turkey, the United Nations (as deputy permanent representative), and Sri Lanka. ... This article is about the United Nations, for other uses of UN see UN (disambiguation) Official languages English, French, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, Arabic Secretary-General Kofi Annan (since 1997) Established October 24, 1945 Member states 191 Headquarters New York City, NY, USA Official site http://www. ... Rosy Senanayake is a former Sri Lankan High Commissioner for Malaysia, UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador, Mrs. ... Mrs. ... The United Nations Fund for Population Activities was started in 1969 and renamed the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in 1987. ... A High Commissioner is a person serving in a special executive capacity. ...

Activities

  • PDIP conducted a landmark seminar on the effects of globalisation towards women and children in association with the Bandaranaike Centre for International Studies and the United Nations Association at BMICH in 1999 under the chairmanship of Gamani Corea, Chief Advisor of the PDIP, with the participation of eminent economists Dr. J.B. Kelegama, Prof. A.D. V. de S Indraratne, and Dr. Kim Hak-Su with Rosy Senanayake (Honorary President of the PDIP) and Ambassador D.L. Mendis (a former Sri Lankan Ambassador for Austria).
  • PDIP initiated an awareness program on Strategic Post-Conflict Economic Development Initiative in its bid to promote the Sri Lankan Government's "Regaining Sri Lanka" initiative island-wide.
  • PDIP is coordinating with Asian-German Sports Exchange Program to create awareness on landmine issues in association with the US State Department's Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement and carried out number of awareness programs on ban on anti-personnel landmines under the guidance of Dr. James W. Spain, (Founder Patron of the PDIP).

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References

  • PDIP's Press Release
  • Daily News Article: German hamlet of Asia

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