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United Nations, New York, 27 April 2009 – Daily Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General. Over in Sri-Lanka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes arrived in Colombo over the weekend for a two-day visit, to seek increased humanitarian access. On Sunday, he met with the UN Country Team, NGOs and donors in Colombo. In these meetings, the Humanitarian Chief discussed urgent humanitarian concerns including the situation inside the conflict zone, problems with the delivery of food and medical supplies into the conflict zone, conditions of Internally Displaced Persons accommodated in the IDP camps, and continuing protection concerns on the displaced at the screening points in transit. The UN Country Team raised concerns on the delay in the shipment of more than 1000 metric tons of food; the urgent need to access screening points at Omanthai and Kilinochchi; and overcrowding of the IDP sites, among other issues. In meetings with Government officials, Holmes stressed the need for a humanitarian pause to conduct an assessment of the conflict zone and to bring in emergency supplies including food and medical supplies. He also underscored the urgent need for access by the United Nations Country Team to the conflict zone in the northeast, and to the screening centers through which tens of thousands of displaced persons are passing on their way to the camps. Holmes also raised the issue …