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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7846128" data-attributes="member: 92282">The three member panel on  Sri Lanka appointed by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will meet  despite the protests opposite the UN office in Colombo, UN spokesman  Farhan Haq told reporters in New York.        The United Nations meanwhile said it is closely monitoring developments  in Colombo following the protests outside the world body’s offices,  noting that it has received assurances of the safety and security of its  staff from the Sri Lankan Government.        Hundreds of people took part in the protests, which were reportedly led  by Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa in response to the setting up of a  UN advisory panel on human rights violations committed in the final  stages of the conflict between the Government and the rebel Liberation  Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which ended in May 2009.        According to UN spokesperson Farhan Haq, Secretary-General Ban  Ki-moon’s chief of staff, Vijay Nambiar, met with Sri Lanka’s Ambassador  to the UN, Palitha Kohona, who gave “full and clear” assurances of UN  staff safety and security.        He added that Mr. Weerawansa himself said in a press conference that UN  staff would be allowed to move in and out of the compound.        “We trust that the Government of Sri Lanka will honour the commitments  made in ensuring the safety and security of our staff so that they can  continue the vital work being carried out by the United Nations each day  to help the people of Sri Lanka,” Mr. Haq told reporters in New York.        The UN Country Team (UNCT) confirmed that essential staff will return  to normal work starting today.        “However, as there are some indications of demonstrators remaining  outside the compound, the UNCT will assess whether all staff could  return soon,” said the spokesperson.Dailymirror</blockquote>

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