Sri Lanka: top UN official welcomes recent releases of displaced from camps
23 November 2009 – The top United Nations humanitarian official, who just returned from a three-day visit to Sri Lanka, today praised the swift discharge in recent weeks of many of the internally displaced persons (IDPs) who had been confined to makeshift camps for several months.
Ban applauds easing of restrictions on Sri Lankans in camps for displaced
21 November 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the Government decision to allow greater freedom of movement to Sri Lankans sheltering in makeshift camps in the north of the country.
UN humanitarian chief continues tour of Sri Lankan displacement camps
18 November 2009 – The United Nations humanitarian chief today continued his mission to Sri Lanka with visits to camps in Vavuniya and Mannar, where a large number of the civilians displaced by the recently-ended conflict between the Government and Tamil rebels are still living.
Top UN official visits camps housing Sri Lanka’s conflict-displaced
17 November 2009 – The top United Nations humanitarian official kicked off his visit to Sri Lanka today with a stop at camps housing some of the civilians uprooted during the country’s decades-long conflict to see what progress has been made in terms of releases and the remaining problems.
UN counter-terrorism measures must adapt to evolving threat, Security Council told
13 November 2009 – The threat posed by terrorist groups such as Al-Qaida and the Taliban is evolving and United Nations efforts to combat the scourge must keep up to date through effective counter-measures such as sanctions and reinforced regional cooperation to prevent the smuggling of materials for weapons of mass destruction, the Security Council was told today.
UN humanitarian chief to visit Sri Lanka next week
12 November 2009 – The United Nations humanitarian chief will undertake a mission to Sri Lanka next week, the world body announced today.
Displaced Sri Lankans increasingly returning home from camps – UN
06 November 2009 – About 90,000 Sri Lankans displaced by the conflict between Government forces and Tamil separatists have returned to their homes in the past three months, and the pace of returns has begun to accelerate, the United Nations refugee agency reported today.
Five nations sign up to UN initiative to tackle deforestation
02 November 2009 – Five countries today joined the United Nations initiative aimed at combating climate change by creating incentives for poorer countries to reverse the trend of deforestation and invest in more sustainable forms of development.
UN expert raises concern over policies marginalizing traditional seed varieties
21 October 2009 – Government policies in many developing countries which promote the planting of a narrow base of agricultural crops may hurt farmers in the long run, a United Nations human rights expert warned today.
Iraqis top lengthening lists of asylum-seekers in industrialized nations – UN
21 October 2009 – Iraqis head the list of the growing number of people seeking asylum in industrialized countries again this year, just ahead of people searching for safety from war-torn Afghanistan and Somalia, according to a report published by the United Nations refugee agency today.
