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Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon - Click to view image in its original context
Ban Ki-moon
Type: Person
Name: Ban Ki-moon (Ban Gi-mun, Pan Ki-mun)
Title: General Secretary
Organization: United Nations
Date of Birth: 1944-06-13
Place of Birth: Eumseong, North Chungcheong Province
Fact Sheet: Biography for Ban Ki-moon
First Reported 14 hours ago - Updated 12 hours ago - 2 Documents
Industrialization in Africa has not lived up to its potential: Ban Ki-moon
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says there is widespread agreement that more effective strategies and policies are needed to speed up industrialization in Africa.Africa Industrialization DayIn his remarks at an event to mark Africa Industrialization ... [United Nations Multimedia - 12 hours ago]
First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 Documents (in Politics)
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European Union
UN lauds appointment of first EU president
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed the appointment of the EU's first president as a move to strengthen Europe's efforts to bolster "peace, security, human rights and sustainable development." On Thursday, the 27-member European Union appointed ... [Khaleej Times - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Ban urges aid boost to deal with recession
Noting that one hundred million people could fall into poverty by the end of this year, UN chief Ban Ki-moon asked parliamentarians across the globe not to allow the global economic crisis to be an excuse for cutting aid to the world's poorest people ... [Indian Express - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 21 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Environment)
Ban optimistic on climate change measure
The political will to embrace a comprehensive climate change agreement at a December conference in Denmark is growing by the day, the top U.N. official said.U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been stumping for a climate change measure to replace the ... [UPI - 21 hours ago]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
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United Nations
UN Chief Hopes Iraq's Electoral Law Will Be Approved Soon
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday acknowledged that Iraq's electoral law was vetoed but voiced hope that it soon would be adopted. ... [Iraq Updates - Politics & Government - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Environment)
UN chief to visit Trinidad for climate talks
Search All Our Sites - Powered By Bing SPACE WIRE UNITED NATIONS, Nov 20 (AFP) Nov 20, 2009United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon will head to Trinidad and Tobago next week to discuss climate change with Commonwealth country leaders ahead of a crunch climate ... [Space Daily - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 2 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
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Hamid Karzai
UN chief congratulates Afghan President
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today reaffirmed the commitment of the United Nations to support Afghanistans progress towards peace, stability and development, as he congratulated Hamid Karzai on his inauguration as President for a second term. He welcomes ... [GlobalSecurity.org - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)
Investigators of UN quiz Musharraf in Benazir case
ISLAMABAD A United Nations commission investigating the assassination of Pakistan’s former prime minister Benazir Bhutto has questioned former military ruler Pervez Musharraf, the UN said on Wednesday.The team arrived in Pakistan in July to investigate ... [Oman Tribune - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Pulling Developing Countries Out Of Recession
National parliaments are key allies of the United Nations in its efforts to haul the world’s most vulnerable people out of the global economic crisis, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today told an international gathering of lawmakers in New York. ... [Scoop - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Senate Climate Change Update
The Senate is unlikely to take additional action on climate change legislation before the end of the year, according to Senator Max Baucus (D-Montana), Chairman of the Finance Committee.The U.S. Senate will complete the framework of climate change legislation ... [Helicopter Association Int. - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)
Climate Legislation & Copenhagen Talks
HAI reports at the December Copenhagen meeting on global greenhouse gas emissions, the Obama administration is considering endorsing a limited short-term climate pact and deferring more ambitious action until next year. The administration has been unable ... [Helicopter Association Int. - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents
Ban hopeful on Iraqi vote
CommentUNITED NATIONS, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The Iraqi Parliament should act swiftly to adopt reforms to a national election law so the vote can proceed in January, the U.N. secretary-general said.Iraqi lawmakers had reached a settlement over amendments to ... [UPI - 11/20/2009]

Quotes

...their social responsibility and spread far and wide the solemn call to improve children's living conditions and ensure their healthy development. "too many children, they do not have access to even primary education. too many children, they are exploited and abused. and still too many children are recruited as child soldiers. this is totally unacceptable" said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a recent interview with Xinhua
(Universal Children's Day) Commentary: For all children, let's take our responsibility [RBC Dain Rauscher - 11/20/2009]

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Freedom for displaced Sri Lankans [Sydney Morning Herald - 12 mins ago]
UN to dispatch assessment mission to Iraq for c... [Kuwait News Agency - 17 mins ago]
Climate change won't dominate CHOGM [Trinidad and Tobago's Newsday - 54 mins ago]
Obama criticizes Israeli construction plans [Yahoo! Canada - 1 hour ago]
Letter to UN Secretary General regarding Kurds ... [Kurdish Media - 3 hours ago]
Sri Lanka to free war-displaced [Sydney Morning Herald - 4 hours ago]
Swine Flu Update by Riaz K. Tayob [Third World Network - 5 hours ago]
UN: Investigators Call for Gaza War Crimes Inqu... [Third World Network - 5 hours ago]
WHO chief requested to dispatch urgent mission ... [Third World Network - 5 hours ago]
Ban Asks Developed World to Pledge $10 Bn at Meet [Outlook India - 5 hours ago]
Network to combat violence against women [Norway Post - 6 hours ago]
Sri Lanka to free displaced refugees [Times of India - 6 hours ago]
Sri Lanka to free war-displaced civilians held ... [Sify - 7 hours ago]
Sri Lanka to free war-displaced civilians [Yahoo! Canada - 7 hours ago]
Obama: Israeli Settlement Construction Could Be... [Turkish Weekly - 7 hours ago]
Industrialization will help Africa fully join w... [Prlog - 8 hours ago]
Industrialization will help Africa fully join w... [People's Daily Online - 8 hours ago]
UN celebrates 20 years of the Child Rights Conv... [United Nations Multimedia - 9 hours ago]
UN lauds appointment of first EU president [Khaleej Times - 9 hours ago]
UN chief hails new head of EU [The News International - 12 hours ago]
Industrialization in Africa has not lived up to... [United Nations Multimedia - 12 hours ago]
POLITICS: U.N. in Final Push for 2015 Developme... [Inter Press Service - 13 hours ago]
Rainforest foundation advocate calls for action... [United Nations Multimedia - 13 hours ago]
Asia at the World Food Summit: Agriculture shou... [United Nations Multimedia - 13 hours ago]
Ban calls for Africa''s industrialization to en... [Kuwait News Agency - 14 hours ago]
Secretary-General welcomes top appointments at ... [United Nations Multimedia - 15 hours ago]
More must be done to tackle global crisis of ro... [United Nations - 15 hours ago]
Ensuring child rights still a challenge, 20 yea... [United Nations - 16 hours ago]
UN chief hails new head of European Union [Xinhua News Agency - 18 hours ago]
Industrialization will help Africa fully join w... [Xinhua News Agency - 18 hours ago]
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LIVE STREAM: Ad Melkert on the Future of Iraq [The Washington Note - 11/19/2009]
Live TV : Ustream With all of the talk and controversy about the war in Afghanistan in the past months, it has been easy for many to forget that despite the reduction ...
Morning Brief: Obama's last day in China [FP Passport - 11/18/2009]
Obama's last day in China Top Story: U.S. President Barack Obama is on his third and final day of touring China. His meetings with President Hu Jintao and ...
Dream job or snake pit? UN appoints new spokesman [Global News Blog - 11/18/2009]
By Patrick Worsnip   It’s not uncommon for journalists at some point in their careers to cross the barricades and become the people who dish out the news as ...
Countdown to Copenhagen [Climate Feedback - Blog Posts - 11/17/2009]
Keith Kloor After world leaders announced over the weekend that no legally binding global warming treaty would be reached at the upcoming Copenhagen summit, the ...
Science Weekly podcast: Top 10 eco myths and re... [Science: Science blog | guardian.co.uk - 11/16/2009]
Duncan Clark, Guardian environment writer and author of The Rough Guide to Green Living, tells us about his top 10 eco myths. (1:25)In the newsjam we look at Britain's ...
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Audio/Video

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Christopher Hitchenson: Afghan poll [Slate Magazine - 11/06/2009]
Israel keeps up Palestinian evictions 04 Nov 09 [Al Jazeera - YouTube - 11/04/2009]
First, Silence the Whistle-Blower [Slate Magazine - 11/02/2009]
The United Nations' shameful complicity in this... [Slate Magazine - 11/02/2009]
Obama praises Afghanistan run-off [Reuters Video: Top News - 10/20/2009]
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