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.

In his message on World Environment Day, Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary General of the United Nation, while describing the current economic and financial turmoil as a wake-up call for the humanity,  calls for a “Green New Deal” to face the threat of climate change.