Secretary-General 's Internal Review Panel ( IRP ) on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka or Independent Review Panel on Sri Lanka is an internal United Nations review panel headed by Charles Petrie . The Panel produced a report ( Internal Review Panel Report or Petrie report ) that describes a " systemic failure " of United Nations action during the Final Stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War including the withdrawal of UN staff in September 2008 which removed the ' protection by presence ' capacity of the United Nations , shortly before months of intense armed conflict that left tens of thousands of dead . The report suggested that more than 70,000 people may have been killed during approximately the last 6 months of the conflict . The report concludes with a series of recommendations on how the United Nations can strengthen its protection of human rights in similar situations in the future . The report was presented to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon
Sri Lankan Civil War
Alleged war crimes during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Secretary-General's Internal Review Panel on United Nations Action in Sri Lanka