News Focus: Sri Lanka
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits IDPs at health clinic in the Manik Farm Camp, near northern town of Vavuniya, 23 May '09
Latest developments
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Key resources:
Secretary-General
Secretary-General Ki-moon
"This is a terrible conflict that must be ended as soon as possible."
· Speeches
· Spokesperson's statements
· Remarks to the press
Humanitarian response
UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
John Holmes, UN Humanitarian Chief
· OCHA's Humanitarian portal - Sri Lanka
· Guiding Principles for Humanitarian and Development Assistance
· Briefing summaries
The long conflict is over. Now is the time to heal – for all Sri Lankans to unite for a just and lasting peace. We must help seize this opportunity.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in remarks to the press in Sri Lanka, 23 May 2009
