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Youth, Peace and Security in Sri Lanka

2017

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World Vision Lanka

Search for Common Ground

Helvetas

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)

United Nations Volunteers (UNV)

Open House International

Sri Lanka Unites

International Youth Alliance for Peace

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

Hashtag Generation

Rotaract

United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF)

WUSC Sri Lanka

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Karim Farishta Search for Common Ground

Leyla Radjai United Nations Volunteers

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Ramzi Deen Open House International

Thevuni Kotigala Open House International

Premjit Williams World Vision Lanka

Lalindra Ranasinghe World Vision Lanka

Ka Yan Leung United Nations Population Fund

Bridgette Kennedy United Nations Population Fund

Takashi Kogoma United Nations Volunteers

Romeral Ortiz Quintilla United Nations Volunteers

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Renuka Ranganathan Online UN Volunteer

Patalee Weerasinghe V-Force Volunteer

Anjali Nawarathne V-Force Volunteer

Gajithira Puvanendran Young Peacebuilder

Remo Shihan CREATE initiative

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Mr. Lakshitha Saji Prelis Search for Common Ground

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Appendix

Appendix 17:

7 Hello! Event. 2017. Agents of peace and security. June 11.

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Appendix 28:

8 Sunday Island. 2017. Two day consultation on Youth, Peace and Security held in Batticaloa. June 11.