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Vidya Abhayagunawardena
Coordinator, Forum on Disarmament and Development (FDD), Sri Lanka. (​Website)
Twitter: @vidyampa
LinkedIn: Vidya Abhayagunawardena
email: vidyampa [at] hotmail [dot] com
Arms Trade Treaty | small arms and light weapons (SALW) | landmines and cluster munitions
Vidya Abhayagunawardena is the Coordinator for the Forum on Disarmament and Development (FDD) in Sri Lanka. The FDD is a research and advocacy group that focuses on human security, disarmament and protecting the natural environment. He also currently serves as a country researcher for the Landmine and Cluster Munitions Monitor. 

​Abhayagunawardena attended the University of Colombo and received his BBA in International Business Management from Northwood University. 
Recent and Other Publications

  • "Improve Human Security as a High Priority in Sri Lanka." Colombo Telegraph, November 16, 2022. 
  • ​"Sri Lanka Landmines and Cluster Munitions Monitor 2022," ​Forum on Disarmament and Development & Sri Lanka Campaign to Ban Landmines, ​2022. 
  • "Commonwealth States on Disarmament and Development: A Socioeconomic Analysis," 2013. 
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