Gamani Corea
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Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development | |
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| In office 1974–1984 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel Pérez-Guerrero |
| Succeeded by | Alister McIntyre |
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| Born | 4 November 1925 Civil Servant |
| Profession | Economist Diplomat |
Family
He was the son of C.V.S.Corea and Freda Corea, sister of Sir
Education
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Gamani Corea was educated at the
He has also received a doctorate (
Career
Corea returned to Ceylon briefly to work as a Research Officer at the Central Bank of Ceylon before leaving for Oxford to do his DPhil. He returned in 1952 to work as an economist and later the Director of Planning Secretariat of the Government of Ceylon in 1952 till 1960 at the same time functioning as the Secretary, National Planning Council.
From 1960 to 1964 he was the Director of Economic Research at the Central Bank and in 1965 was appointed the
In 1970 he was transferred to the Central Bank as its Deputy Governor and later its Senior Deputy Governor till 1973 when he took up appointment as Ceylon's Ambassador to the European Economic Community, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands.
UN
He was a Member (1965–1972) and chairman (1972–1974) of United Nations Committee on Development Planning; chairman, ILO Meeting on Evaluation of Comprehensive Employment Missions to Colombia, Kenya, Iran and Sri Lanka, (1973); Chief, United Nations Planning Mission to British Honduras, (1962); Special Representative of the Secretary General of the UN Conference on Human Environment, ( 1971–1972); Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, Paris, (1981); Member, UN Panel of Eminent Persons on South Africa and Transnational Corporations, (September 1985); Member, UN panel of Eminent Persons on "The Relationship between Disarmament and Development", (April 1986); Team Leader, UNDP High Level Multi-Disciplinary Mission to Qatar, (13–26 April 1987); Chairman: United Nations General Assembly: Ad Hoc Committee of the Whole on an International Development Strategy for the Fourth Development Decade, (1989–90);
UNCTAD secretary-general
Corea assumed post of Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development on 5 April 1974 after he was appointed in 1973 for an initial term of three years by former
Later work
Following his departure from the UN he founded the Sri Lanka Economics Association; was the Chairman of the South Centre Working Groups on Environment and Development and a board member of the South Centre.
He held several positions, including the
Awards
- Order of the Yugoslav Flagwith sash (I. rank), for the promotion of international understanding – Government of Yugoslavia, 1985;
- Title of Deshamanya from the Government of Sri Lanka, First Honours list, Independence Day, 4 February 1986;
- Award for International Understanding – Sahabdeen Foundation .
Honorary degrees
He has received several honorary degrees;
Honoris Causa)
Honoris Causa)- Honoris Causa)
See also
- Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats
- List of Sri Lankan non-career Permanent Secretaries
References
- ^ "Dr. Gamani Corea's Remains Will Be Cremated Today". Colombo Telegraph. 3 November 2013. Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ^ Gamani Corea of Sri Lanka, Secretary-General UNCTD Archived 7 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
External links
- The Kotelawala Ancestry
- Dr. Gamani Corea (Sri Lanka)
- Gamani Corea of Sri Lanka, Secretary-General UNCTD
- My Memoirs Published by the Gamani Corea Foundation, PP. 483
- Gamani Corea, and the North-South Relations
- Gamani Corea, UNCTAD's third Secretary-General, dies at age 87 (UNCTAD)
- Veteran Sri Lankan economist Gamani Corea passes away (The Hindu)
- Manmohan condoles Lankan economist's death
- Dr. Gamani Corea leaves estate exceeding Rs. 1.5 billion
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