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    Evaluation of the interventions performed by support agencies towards the impact of the quality of life of resettled IDPs
    (Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Godagama, A.
    The IDP issue is a key challenge faced by countries that experienced wars and natural calamities. In this regard Sri Lanka too faced this challenge with a large number of IDPs where the national government and other organizations have taken the responsibility for providing protection and reconstructing their lives for achieving a lasting solution. This article focuses on what degree the interventions performed by governmental institutions and non-governmental organizations have impacted on the development of quality of life of resettled IDPs. The government was expected to play the pivotal role here. The non –governmental agencies were \ expected to support the IDPs by providing basic survival needs and interventions that can be useful for IDPs to revive their lost lives with dignity ensuring a QOL. In order to realize these objectives many agencies have been providing survival services mainly while some have been engaged in providing development support services
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    Role of the parliament for enforcing gender equality in Sri Lanka
    (Department of Economics, University of Kelaniya, 2016) Godagama, A.
    The paper examines role of the parliament for enforcing gender equality in Sri Lanka. Gender equality does not mean that men and women become the same. Achieving gender equality requires women’s empowerment to ensure that decision-making at private and public levels and access to resources are no longer weighted in men’s favour, so that both women and men can fully participate as equal partners in productive and reproductive life1. The Sri Lankan women contribute to socio-cultural and economic development as a key player. There are no legal or institutional barriers for equality of women. However, there are only some cultural barriers which are common in Sri Lanka as well as South Asia. Further, political participation is not satisfactory in Sri Lanka compared to other democratic countries. Therefore, laws and institutional frameworks are needed to fulfill gender equality successfully. In this respect, The Parliament of Sri Lanka is playing a significant role to enforce gender equality.