Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon
Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문; born 13 June 1944) is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. Before becoming Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from college, accepting his first post in New Delhi. In the foreign ministry he established a reputation for modesty and competence. Ban was the Foreign Minister of the Republic of Korea from January 2004 to November 2006. In... read more
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Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General, Urges Israel To Halt West Bank Settlements Construction
From The Huffington Post Dated 1 February 2012 JERUSALEM — U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon pressed Israel on Wednesday to do more to get flagging Mideast peace efforts back on track, calling for a halt in West Bank settlement construction and urging the Israelis to submit concrete proposals on...
A free-thinking UN would spice up sustainable development's bland dish
From The Observer Dated 31 January 2012 The UN's new sustainable development report fails to deliver on the big questions. Would greater intellectual liberation help?After working for a year and a half on "a new vision for sustainable growth and prosperity" for the world, the UN's high-level...
Put planet and its people at the core of sustainable development, urges report
From The Observer Dated 30 January 2012 UN panel calls for sustainable development indicators that factor in poverty, inequality, science and gender equalitySocial and environmental costs need to be integrated into measurement of economic activity, a new UN report said on Monday as it urged...
Ban Ki-Moon, U.N. Secretary General: Gay Rights Must Be Respected In Africa
From The Huffington Post Dated 29 January 2012 In what the AFP described as "an unusually outspoken declaration," U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged leaders at an African Union summit to respect gay rights . "One form of discrimination ignored or even sanctioned by many states for...
Peaceful dialogue can resolve Iran nuclear standoff
From United Nations Radio Dated 27 January 2012 Iran is yet to demonstrate that its nuclear energy programme was genuinely for peaceful purposes, according to the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki Moon. The Secretary General said the latest assessment by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) indicates the possibility of...
SYRIA: Syria rejects Arab troops as UN urged to intervene
From France 24 Dated 17 January 2012 Syria on Tuesday rejected Qatar's proposal to send troops from Arab countries to halt the ongoing violence. Army defectors fighting the regime have called on the UN to initiate military action.
SYRIA: UN to train Arab League Syria observers
From France 24 Dated 16 January 2012 The United Nations tried to step up pressure against Syria on Monday as chief Ban Ki-moon urged action from the Security Council. UN officials also said they would train Arab League observers monitoring the country's ongoing violence.
Assad must stop killing in Syria, says UN chief - video
From The Observer Dated 16 January 2012 United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon urges Syria's president to halt violence against protesters, because 'the path of repression is a dead end'.
Syria Issues Amnesty as U.N. Calls for End to Violence
From The New York Times Dated 16 January 2012 President Bashar al-Assad’s amnesty for crimes committed during the uprising came as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations called on the Syrian leader to “stop the violence.”
Syria Issues Amnesty as U.N. Calls for End to Violence
From The New York Times Dated 16 January 2012 President Bashar al-Assad’s amnesty for crimes committed during the uprising came as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon of the United Nations called on the Syrian leader to “stop the violence.”
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