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| US Statement titled - Assistant Secretary Boucher and Ambassador Blake Discuss Humanitarian Situation in Sri Lanka with Tamil Diaspora Groups |
| Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher and U.S. Ambassador to Sri Lanka Robert Blake met with several U.S.-based organizations representing members of the Tamil diaspora to discuss the humanitarian situation in Sri Lanka. |
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| Statement on United Nations humanitarian chief John Holmes’ Op-Ed.-'Clock ticking' for Sri Lanka's civilians, warns UN humanitarian chief |
| 8 April 2009 –Time is running out for the thousands of civilians trapped in northern Sri Lanka amid the ongoing conflict between Government forces and Tamil rebels, the United Nations humanitarian chief warned today, appealing once again for a temporary halt in fighting to assist the innocents. |
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| US Statement on Tokyo Co-Chairs Call.- Press Releases by the Department of State |
| Representatives of the Tokyo Co-Chairs (U.S., European Union, Norway and Japan) convened a conference call this morning to discuss the humanitarian situation in northern Sri Lanka. Assistant Secretary for South and Central Asian Affairs Richard Boucher participated for the United States. |
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| Departing Canadian MP Bob Rae has this to say |
| Making a personal statement, Canadian Parliamentarian Bob Rae, who was refused entry into Sri Lankalast night (June 9), says that he had ‘successfully applied to the Sri Lankan High Commission for a visa and had discussed my visit with the Sri Lankan Commissioner, the Canadian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka, and with officials from DFAIT. |
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| Ban asks Sri Lanka to heed calls for Accountability, transparency |
| Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reiterated his appeal to the Government of Sri Lanka to heed international calls for accountability and transparency, and for an inquiry into alleged abuses committed during the recently concluded conflict with Tamil rebels. |
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| Secretary General press encounter following the Security Councils informal interactive discussion on Sri Lanka |
| I have just briefed the members of the Security Council on my visit to Sri Lanka. As you know, and as I have already briefed the members of the General Assembly, I had three objectives in my visit two weeks ago. |
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| Statement of Group of Concerned Tamils of Sri Lanka |
| We appeal to all concerned to attend to the pressing needs of the time. We appeal to the government of Sri Lanka and all other concerned parties to allay the fears of the Tamil people and to address the dire needs of all those affected by the recent onslaught of war. |
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| Possible Futures in Post-War Sri Lanka by Tisaranee Gunasekara |
| "The civilians risked their lives while fleeing from the LTTE held areas…. If the government suspects such people as Tamil Tigers, then the entire population of the two districts – Killinochchi and Mullaitivu – should be suspects. |
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| Creating a mind-set for reconciliation Note book of Nobody |
| After over fifty years of worsening ethnic relations and an insurgency that has lasted for more than half that period, the task of reconciling a divided people is a monumental but not insurmountable one. |
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| A Marred Victory and a Defeat Pregnant with Foreboding |
| “I do not know which is apt, whether to laugh or to cry. The [expatriate] society weeping that ‘he is gone’ spares no thought for those whom ‘he’ devastated. Wounds will heal, scars will remain. How many of us oppressed in heart and mutilated by a myriad scars must yet get on with life? |
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