Sri Lanka: UN expert calls on all sides to act against extrajudicial killings

8 December 2005

The United Nations expert on arbitrary executions has called on all parties to the conflict in Sri Lanka to take more determined action to tackle the killings that have plagued the country in recent days.

Deadly violence in Sri Lanka must not derail peace process – Annan

6 December 2005

Strongly condemning the recent violence in Sri Lanka, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today voiced hope that it will not hamper the commitment of the Government or rebels to the peace process.

Annan's envoy makes four-day visit to Sri Lanka after foreign minister's assassination

7 September 2005

As the international community looks for ways to put Sri Lanka's peace process back on track in the aftermath of the assassination of the foreign minister, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan's envoy has just ended a four-day visit to the Asian country's capital, Colombo, the UN spokesman said today.

Sri Lanka: UN protests over hauling down of its flags in Tamil separatist area

16 August 2005

A group of 60 people forced their way into United Nations compounds yesterday in an area of Sri Lanka controlled by the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and hauled down UN flags that were flying at half-mast as a sign of respect for assassinated Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar.

Security Council urges Sri Lankans to maintain ceasefire after minister’s murder

16 August 2005

The United Nations Security Council has called on the parties in Sri Lanka to fully observe the ceasefire agreement between the Government and Tamil separatists following the assassination of Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar.

Sri Lanka: UN tsunami envoy Clinton hopes assassination will not renew fighting

15 August 2005

Condemning the “brutal and criminal” assassination of Sri Lanka’s Foreign Minister, former United States President Bill Clinton, United Nations Special Envoy overseeing recovery efforts from December’s devastating Indian Ocean tsunami, has appealed to the people of the south Asian island state to avoid renewed hostilities.

Secretary-General deplores assassination of Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister

12 August 2005

Shocked and saddened to learn that a few hours ago, Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Lakshman Kadirgamar had been shot and killed in his country's capital, Colombo, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan strongly deplored this "criminal and senseless act" and expressed the hope that the perpetrators will be found and brought to justice.

UN joins Sri Lankan efforts to reduce landmine casualties

11 July 2005

As Sri Lankans return to their fields to begin planting and harvesting their crops, the United Nations is supporting a national campaign to prevent them reaping a deadly harvest – hidden mines and other explosives seeded throughout the north and east from decades of war between the Government and Tamil separatists.

Annan welcomes aid-sharing pact between Government and rebels in Sri Lanka

24 June 2005

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan welcomed the signing today of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Sri Lankan Government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) to establish a joint tsunami aid-sharing structure.

Impunity for individual anti-religious acts can lead to broad intolerance in Sri Lanka – UN expert

12 May 2005

Perpetrators of anti-religious violence are not being punished in Sri Lanka and this impunity could lead to religious intolerance, despite the present climate of tolerance on the Indian Ocean island, a United Nations human rights monitor said today.

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