19th September 2023 14:21:50 Hours
Lieutenant General Vikum Liyanage RWP RSP ndu, Commander of the Army was honoured inviting to grace the certificate-awarding ceremony of the 'Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services' League's (RCEL) Safeguarding and Governance' Seminar as the Chief Guest on 14 September at Cinnamon Lakeside Hotel, Colombo.
The seminar was conducted by representative officers of the UK Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services Association and the event was organized by the Sri Lanka Ex-Servicemen’s Association. Representing 10 countries of the Asian and African region, officers of the Ex-Servicemen’s Association, relevant to respective countries participated in the two-day seminar.
The Commander of the Army closely interacted with the officers of the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services' Association and seminar participants after main sessions were over.
The Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services' League (RCEL) provides welfare support for ex-servicemen and women of Commonwealth countries who at some time had served the British Crown but resident overseas.
Founded by Earl Haig in 1921, RCEL has 52 Member Organisations in 46 countries, covering the Caribbean, West, East and Southern Africa, the Indian sub-continent to Southeast Asia, the Pacific and Australasia. RCEL provides support in the form of welfare grants to provide the equivalent of two meals a day. The key objective is to ensure that no eligible ex-service man or woman shall be without help, if in need.
