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UN calls again:
Let civilians go
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon yesterday called on the LTTE to
remove its weapons and fighters from areas of civilian concentration to
cooperate in all humanitarian efforts calculated to relieve the
suffering of civilians and to immediately cease recruitment of children.
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Ban Ki-Moon |
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To remove weapons and fighters from civilian
concentration
Cooperate in humanitarian efforts
Cease child recruitment
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The statement: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon is extremely
concerned over the deteriorating situation for civilians trapped in
Northern Sri Lanka.
He strongly deplores the mounting death toll of civilians in the area
of fighting, including a significant number of children.
There is an urgent need to bring this conflict to a speedy end
without further loss of civilian life.
In this respect, the Secretary-General renews his call to the
Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
to suspend hostilities for the purposes of allowing civilians to leave
the conflict zone and allowing immediate humanitarian access to them.
The Secretary-General calls on the LTTE to remove its weapons and
fighters from areas of civilian concentration, to cooperate in all
humanitarian efforts calculated to relieve the suffering of civilians
and to immediately cease recruitment of children.
The Secretary-General strongly urges the Government to begin serious
efforts to resolve the underlying causes of conflict, the spokesperson
added.”
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