18.9.2008

President Mahinda Rajapaksa will be among 100 heads of state attending the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly, which will be chaired by UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon and where current world trends including global health issues, poverty alleviation, impact of climate change will be discussed.

The sessions began on the 16th of September at the UN headquarters in New York. This year's session will focus on several issues pertaining to the implementation of Africa's Development Treaty. The UN is currently engaged in providing special relief activities in seventy African countries for over 90 million of a population.

A high profile meeting will be held on the 22nd under the theme of "Challenges Ahead" and on the 25th a special discussion will take place over the Millennium Development Goals.

The United Nation, with a membership of 192 countries, has set up a USD 2 billion to fund to assist member states in emergency disaster situations.