UN Chief meets Sri Lanka special human right envoy, calls for a speedy political solution

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has urged the Sri Lankan government to find a speedy political solution to the underlying factors behind the country's civil war which ended three years ago in May 2009.

UN Chief announces bid for second term, cites human rights in Sri Lanka as priority

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Monday announced that he has formally offered the Member States his bid for a second consecutive term in office.

UN report on Sri Lanka is still being studied

The United Nations Secretary-General ban Ki-moon is studying the recommendations made in the report by the Panel of Experts, appointed by him to probe Sri Lanka's accountability issue during the later stage of the war, the spokesperson for the UN Chief said yesterday.

Panel will visit Sri Lanka, UN Chief says

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday that the Panel of Experts appointed by him will visit Sri Lanka but declined to give a definite date for the visit.

UN Panel of Experts considering arrangements to meet Sri Lanka's Reconciliation Commission

The Panel of Experts appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has not decided yet when to meet the Sri Lanka's Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission but arrangements for a meeting are under consideration, the UN said today.

UN Expert Panel to visit Sri Lanka to meet Reconciliation Commission

The Panel of Experts appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to probe Sri Lanka's accountability issues plans to visit the island and meet with Sri Lanka's Lessons Learned and Reconciliation Commission, the UN said Friday.

UN Panel of Experts on Sri Lanka meets informally, four-month clock not yet started

The United Nations Panel of Experts appointed by the Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to advise him on Sri Lanka's accountability during the last stages of the war with Tamil Tigers has met informally in New York yesterday, the UN confirmed today.

UN chief wants Sri Lanka to 'normalize conditions'

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday called upon the Sri Lankan government to take urgent action to normalise conditions around the United Nations Offices in Colombo so as to ensure the continuation of the vital work of the Organization to assist the people of Sri Lanka.

UN closes office in Sri Lanka, recalls Resident Coordinator

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced that the UNDP Regional Centre in Colombo will be closed and recalled the United Nations Resident Coordinator, Neil Buhne, to New York for consultations.

No need for Sri Lanka to get angry at the expert panel, UN chief says

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said that there is no reason for Sri Lanka to express anger at the Panel of Experts appointed to advise him on Sri Lanka's alleged war crimes.

Expert panel on Sri Lanka is not an investigative body, UN says

The Panel of Experts appointed by the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday to advise him on accountability issues of Sri Lanka's alleged violations of human rights and humanitarian law is not a fact-finding investigative body but only an advisory panel limited to advising the Secretary-General, the UN said.

UN Chief appoints experts panel on Sri Lanka

New York: The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday appointed a three-member expert panel to advise him on Sri Lanka's accountability issues regarding any alleged violations of human rights and humanitarian law during the last stage of the three-decade long conflict.