News Focus: Sri Lanka
With the long war over, people are returning to the coastal village of Arippu in north-western Sri Lanka
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Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka
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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits IDPs at health clinic in the Manik Farm Camp, near northern town of Vavuniya, 23 May '09
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Humanitarian response
Addressing the issue of accountability will be an essential step towards lasting peace and stability in the country. And I will continue to discuss this matter with the Sri Lankan leadership...
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in remarks to the press, New York, 6 June '11
