The UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, on Tuesday said the UN Human Rights Council's work in countries including Sri Lanka had helped the international community's response to human rights emergencies.
"The Council's work on Burundi, Guinea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria and many other places has helped the international community to respond to human rights emergencies and work towards accountability," Mr Ban said at an event marking the tenth year anniversary of the UNHRC.
“Ten years on, I commend the Council on making important progress towards putting the human rights pillar back at the centre of the United Nations system,” he said.
See more here. The UN's failure to respond effectively to the deaths of tens of thousands of Tamils in 2009 as the Sri Lankan government's embarked on a military assault to defeat the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, was heavy criticised by an internal review panel.
In its report, the panel concluded there was a "grave failure" on the part of the UN, acknowledging that upto 70,000 Tamil civilians could have been killed.
See more here.
"The Council's work on Burundi, Guinea, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, Syria and many other places has helped the international community to respond to human rights emergencies and work towards accountability," Mr Ban said at an event marking the tenth year anniversary of the UNHRC.
“Ten years on, I commend the Council on making important progress towards putting the human rights pillar back at the centre of the United Nations system,” he said.
See more here. The UN's failure to respond effectively to the deaths of tens of thousands of Tamils in 2009 as the Sri Lankan government's embarked on a military assault to defeat the Liberation Tigers of the Tamil Eelam, was heavy criticised by an internal review panel.
In its report, the panel concluded there was a "grave failure" on the part of the UN, acknowledging that upto 70,000 Tamil civilians could have been killed.
See more here.