Desperate plight of Tamil civilians

This BBC article brings to light suffering Tamil people in Sri Lanka are bearing due to the war strategy of the Sri Lankan government:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7558467.stm

The article also touches upon the fact that the international community (India especially) has sought to ignore the plight of the Tamils.

How much better it would be if the people of the North and East of Lanka are provided with the opportunity to vote in an UN administered referendum to decide how they want to be administered (in a new country - Tamil Eelam or as part of Sri Lanka).