He said that had the U.N been more active during Sri Lanka's civil war, many lives could have been saved. "Sri Lanka has taught us many important lessons . We did it again in Sri Lanka," he said. Ban said his 2013 initiative Human Righst Upfront followed an introspection of the events in Sri Lanka. Since the end of Sri Lanka's civil war, Ban has been proactive in calling for accountability for rights violations.

Source: ABC News September 02, 2016 07:53 UTC