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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lkdood" data-source="post: 7835060" data-attributes="member: 92282">The United Nations has registered its strong  objections to protests organized outside its offices in Colombo today by  a Sri Lankan cabinet minister that prevented the world body’s staff and  visitors from entering or leaving the premises.   “While respecting the right of citizens to demonstrate peacefully,  preventing access to UN offices hinders the vital work being carried out  by the United Nations each day to help the people of Sri Lanka,” UN  spokesperson Farhan Haq told reporters in New York.   “The Government has provided assurances for the safety and security of  our staff and for their full access to their offices,” he added. “We  will be closely monitoring developments and trust these commitments will  be honoured.”   Hundreds of people took part in the protests, which were reportedly led  by Housing Minister Wimal Weerawansa and which called for an end to the  UN advisory panel set up last month by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.     Mr. Ban appointed a panel of experts to advise him on accountability  issues relating to alleged violations of international human rights and  humanitarian law during the final stages of the conflict that ended last  year between the Government and the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil  Eelam (LTTE).   The three-member panel – comprising Marzuki Darusman of Indonesia,  Yasmin Sooka of South Africa and Steven Ratner of the United States – is  expected to wrap up its responsibilities within four months of starting  work.<a href="http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=35245&Cr=sri+lanka&Cr1=" target="_blank">UN</a></blockquote>

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