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STORY: UN/ SRI LANKA
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SOURCE: UNTV
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LANGUAGE: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 14 NOVEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE – RECENT, NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior United Nations headquarters
14 NOVEMBER 2012, NEW YORK CITY
2. Med shot, reporters
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Martin Nesirky, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary General:
“The report concludes that the United Nations system failed to meet its responsibilities, highlighting, in particular, the roles played by the Secretariat, the agencies and programs of the UN Country Team, and the members of the Security Council and Human Rights Council. The Secretary-General is determined that the United Nations draws the appropriate lessons and does its utmost to earn the confidence of the world’s people, especially those caught in conflict who look to the Organization for help.”
4. Wide shot, reporters
5. Med shot, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon receives Independent Review Panel on Sri Lanka report from ASG Charles Petrie
6. Med shot, Petrie
7. Zoom in, Secretary-General
The Spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Martin Nesirky, said today (14 November) “the United Nations system failed to meet its responsibilities” as a United Nations report on accountability issues stemming from the final months of the 2009 war in Sri Lanka was released.
Highlighting, in particular, the roles played by the Secretariat, the agencies and programs of the UN Country Team, and the members of the Security Council and Human Rights, the Secretary-General, through his Spokesperson, voiced his resolve for the world body to learn from its findings in order to better serve humanity, especially people caught in conflict.
The statement indicated that “this finding has profound implications for our work across the world, and I am determined that the United Nations draws the appropriate lessons and does its utmost to earn the confidence of the world’s people, especially those caught in conflict who look to the Organization for help.”
The report, which was handed by Assistant Secretary-General Charles Petrie to the Secretary-General, was produced by a Panel of Experts, established by the UN chief in 2010 to advise him on measures to advance accountability following the war’s conclusion, and after an agreement with Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Sri Lankan Government forces declared victory over the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in May 2009, after a conflict that had raged on and off for nearly three decades and killed thousands of people. The final months of the conflict had generated concerns about alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law.
