8 9 ). ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁legal ▁consult ant ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁Development ▁Program me ▁( UND P ) ▁to ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁Marine ▁Affairs ▁Co operation ▁meet ings ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 1 . ▁He ▁there after ▁represented ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁at ▁the ▁General ▁Assembly ' s ▁Six th ▁Committee ▁( Leg al ) ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁▁▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁the ▁International ▁Law ▁Association , ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁on ▁the ▁cod ification ▁and ▁progress ive ▁development ▁of ▁international ▁law ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁United ▁Nations ▁recommended ▁legal ▁consult ant ▁to ▁H ang z hou ▁International ▁Centre ▁on ▁Small ▁H ydro ▁Power , ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁he ▁took ▁up ▁appointment ▁as ▁P erman ent ▁Represent ative ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁in ▁New ▁York . ▁Hold ing ▁the ▁post ▁till ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁instrument al ▁neutral izing ▁L T TE ▁activity ▁in ▁the ▁UN . ▁ ▁Sport ing ▁career ▁He ▁represented ▁C ey lon ▁as ▁a ▁spr inter ▁at ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Summer ▁Olympics ▁and ▁ 1 9 5 0 ▁British ▁Empire ▁Games . ▁ ▁Compet ition ▁record ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Non ▁Career