At the last Annual General Meeting 2023 of the Association of Former International Civil Servants (AFICS), Sri Lanka, the following members were elected as Office-Bearers of this Association.
AFICS was initiated by the late Dr. Gamani Corea, former Secretary- General of UNCTAD and ably supported by the late Dr. Jayantha Dhanapala, Under- Secretary-General of the UN and late Dr. Vernon L. B. Mendis (UNESCO) in the early phase of the Association.
Seated from left to right are Ranjith Seneviratne, former President (FAO), Dr.Adrian Senadhira, former President (WHO), Dr. Dayantha Laksiri Mendis, President of AFICS (UN/DTCD, ICAO, CFTC and UNDP), Dr. Nimal Hettiaratchy, Immediate Past President of AFICS (UNICEF, UNFPA, UNDP), and Dr. Soma de Silva,Secretary-General (UNICEF).
Standing behind from left to right are K.M.D. Gunaratne, Committee Member (CFTC), Thilak Dias Abeysinghe, Treasurer (UNHCR), A.H.M. Farook, Vice President. Absent –Dr. Lal Kurukulasuriya, Committee Member (UNEP), Kamini Mendis, Committee Member (WHO), Lakshman Wickramasinghe, Committee Member (UNICEF), Vitus Fernando, Committee Member (IUCN, ADB, WMO), Jeeva Pillai Essex, Committee Member (UNDP, ADB, WB), Hema Dassanayake, Committee Member (WHO), George Michael, Assistant Secretary and Editor (WFP and FAO), T.S.A. de Silva, Committee Member (UNCTAD) and Prof. Tuley de Silva, CommitteeMember (UNIDO).
This Association has undertaken many charitable activities such as providing support for Autistic children, providing spectacles and healthcare for senior citizens. AFICS will continue to publish a magazine on the UN System and hold meetings relevant to its members. Anyone who has served the United Nations or any other international organisation and is interested in joining AFICS may apply to the Secretary-General, Dr. Soma de Silva. [email protected]
