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== Host country of the Colombo Plan ==
The Colombo Plan enjoys a host country agreement with the Government of Sri Lanka in the form of a [[memorandum of understanding]] with [[Diplomatic privileges|privileges]] and [[Diplomatic immunity|immunities]] that are afforded by the Government of Sri Lanka.

In a speech made in Colombo on 5 July 2010, the 4th Secretary-General [[Dato']] [[Patricia Yoon-Moi Chia]] said: "The gearing up of the level of our activities is made possible through the voluntary contributions of member countries and international agencies such as OPEC fund. Last year our programming was over US$10 million and we expect a more than US$12 million programming this year with almost another US$2 million in terms of cost-sharing from our member countries. With funding from the United States Government and 13 other member countries, the Colombo Plan is now the biggest stakeholder in drug demand reduction in the [[Asia-Pacific]], with a special initiative in Afghanistan."<ref name="speech">[http://www.colombo-plan.org/colombo-plan_sitearchives/resources/speeches/59Anniversary_05072010.pdf Welcome speech by Dato' Patricia Yoon-Moi] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110152707/http://www.colombo-plan.org/colombo-plan_sitearchives/resources/speeches/59Anniversary_05072010.pdf |date=10 November 2013 }}, Colombo, 5 July 2010.</ref>