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Displaced by violence in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: UN expert urges end to political killings in Government-rebel fighting

28 April 2006
A United Nations rights expert has called on the Government of Sri Lanka and separatist Tamil rebels to take urgent measures to end political killings and strengthen human rights protections as the conflict looks set to spiral out of control.
Jan Egeland

Sri Lanka: Top UN relief official calls on Government, rebels to protect civilians

27 April 2006
With violence intensifying between the Government and Tamil rebels in Sri Lanka, the top United Nations relief official today called on both sides to ensure full protection of civilians on the Indian Ocean island, where over 300,000 people have already been uprooted from their homes by the conflict.

Annan condemns Sri Lanka bombing as 'atrocious' and totally inexcusable

25 April 2006
United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today strongly condemned the “atrocious” suicide bombing at a military installation in Sri Lanka which killed several army personnel and civilians and seriously wounded the army chief, and called on the Government and Tamil separatists to resume peace talks.

As violence escalates in Sri Lanka, Annan appeals to parties to attend peace talks

12 April 2006
Expressing concern at the escalating violence in Sri Lanka, United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today appealed to the Government and the separatist Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to attend next week’s peace talks in Geneva, while the senior UN official on the island said the latest killings of aid workers could threaten humanitarian operations to those most in need.