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In first visit to Sri Lanka since end of war, Ban flags role of human rights and sustainable development on path to stability

Sep 03, 2016, at 03:56 pm

New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): In his first visit to Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war seven years ago, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the country’s steps towards peace and reconciliation, while also highlighting the importance of and need for more progress with human rights and sustainable development for that progress.