This week the Coordinator of the Sri Lanka Campaign to Stop Killer Robots Yanitra Kumaraguru is taking part in the Global Meeting of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots in Berlin Germany. Today Yanitra was on a panel which discussed about national and regional work to prohibit Killer Robots and she spoke for the Asia Pacific region.
The FDD received letters from the President's Office and the Ministry of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government on the letter FDD sent to the President and the Government (including this ministry) on requesting the ban the use of plastic and polythene within the Government institutes before the CITES CoP18 this year in Sri Lanka.
The letters were copied to the FDD and the President's Office requested the Ministry of Environment to act on the matter and the Ministry has requested all Provincial Secretaries to make necessary arrangements to ban the use of plastic and polythene within the Government institutes before the CITES CoP18 May this year. The FDD will monitor the progress on this important matter. 

Today Sri Lanka launched the National Mine Action Strategy 2016-2020.
During the Strategy launched the Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL), Geneva International Centre for Humanitarian Demining - GICHD and Development Partners Secretariat acknowledged the Sri Lanka Campaign to Ban Landmines (SLCBL) tireless advocacy work on advocating the GoSL on the ratification of the UN Disability Rights Convention (UNCRPD) in 2016, accession to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention in 2017 and The Convention on Cluster Munitions in 2018.
The SLCBL will continue to advocate and monitor the GoSL on the implementation of these conventions in Sri Lanka.
Not all heroes wear capes, some wear safety gear!

On this Women's Day, a shout out to the amazing Women Deminers of Sri Lanka. They make their families stable, communities safer and the country proud. And smile through the constant risk.
Post created by Nillasi Liyanage Youth Coordinator, Sri Lanka Campaign to Ban Landmines (SLCBL).