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Ban Ki-moon condemns suicide attacks in Sri Lanka

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced outrage at today’s twin suicide attacks in the Sri Lankan capital, which have killed or wounded dozens of people, and yesterday’s aerial assault on a United Nations aid office in the far north of the troubled country.

Security incidents drive more Sri Lankans to flee their homes – UN agency

Security incidents in eastern Sri Lanka are driving recently returned displaced people to flee their homes once again, a spokesperson for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said today, calling on the Government to take measures in response.