Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama (R) looks over to Lynn Pascoe, head of the U.N. political affairs department, during a news conference in Colombo September 17, 2009. Pascoe is visiting the country to visit the Internally Displace Peoples (IDP) camps in the north, and to talk with the government concerning the post-conflict situation in the country. Reuters Pictures 2 months ago

Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama (R) looks over to Lynn Pascoe, head of the U.N. political affairs department, during a news conference in Colombo September 17, 2009. Pascoe is visiting the country to visit the Internally Displace Peoples (IDP) camps in the north, and to talk with the government concerning the post-conflict situation in the country.

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  1. UN Humanitarian chief John Holmes speaks as Sri Lankan foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama, right, looks on during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled.

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  1. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, right, looks on as U.N. Undersecretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe addresses the media in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009. Pascoe on Thursday visited displacement camps in Sri Lanka where about 280,000 ethnic Tamil civilians have been held since the island nation's civil war ended four months ago.
  2. Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama (R) looks over to Lynn Pascoe, head of the U.N. political affairs department, during a news conference in Colombo September 17, 2009. Pascoe is visiting the country to visit the Internally Displace Peoples (IDP) camps in the north, and to talk with the government concerning the post-conflict situation in the country.
  3. Sri Lanka's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rohitha Bogollagama (L) shakes hands with Lynn Pascoe, head of the U.N. political affairs department, during a photo call before the two held talks in Colombo, September 17, 2009. Pascoe is visiting the country to visit the Internally Displace Peoples (IDP) camps in the north, and to talk with the government concerning the post-conflict situation in the country.
  4. UN Humanitarian chief John Holmes speaks as Sri Lankan foreign minister Rohitha Bogollagama, right, looks on during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled.
  5. U.N. Humanitarian Chief John Holmes, left, speaks as Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama looks on during a media briefing in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Holmes visited northern Sri Lanka to study the welfare of war-displaced civilians held in camps and those recently resettled.
  6. United Nations Undersecretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs John Holmes (L) listens to a reporters question with Sri Lanka's Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama, during a news conference discussing Holme's visit to the north, in Colombo November 19, 2009. Holmes visited the north to see the current situation of the resettlement of the Internally Displaced People since the end of the 25-year war between the government and Tamil Tiger separatists.
  7. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama (L) shakes hands with United Nations Under Secretary General of Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes (R) in Colombo on November 18, 2009. The four-day visit is Holmes' fourth to the island where he visited the north to inspect resettlement efforts following displacements during the government's final offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels this year.
  8. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama (L) shakes hands with United Nations Under Secretary General of Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes (R) in Colombo on November 18, 2009. The four-day visit is Holmes' fourth to the island where he visited the north to inspect resettlement efforts following displacements during the government's final offensive against Tamil Tiger rebels this year.
  9. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  10. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  11. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  12. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  14. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  15. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  16. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.

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