Ban Ki Moon
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Majority of extremism victims are Muslims: Ban Ki-moon
World | Apr 09, 2016, 08:02 AM ISTGeneva:The vast majority of victims of violent extremism worldwide are Muslims and the objective of extremists "is for us to turn on each other [and] our unity is the ultimate rebuke for that bankrupt strategy,"
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UN chief alarmed by rising intolerance, hate-driven violence
World | Mar 19, 2016, 12:48 PM ISTUnited Nations:UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today said that he is deeply alarmed by the surge of intolerance and "hate-driven violence" across the world, calling on the international community to speak out against "anti-Muslim bigotry"
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Climate chief: It's time for a woman to lead United Nations
World | Mar 08, 2016, 07:22 AM ISTStockholm: The United Nations' lead official on climate change says the next UN leader should be a woman, but she has no plans to seek the job. Christiana Figueres, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on
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India has very special place in my heart: Ban Ki-moon
World | Mar 02, 2016, 11:28 AM ISTNew York: Describing India as having "a very special place in my heart," UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalled that he deliberately chose to begin his diplomatic career in New Delhi, which he saw as an
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UN chief condemns IS terrorist attacks in Iraq's capital, eastern town
World | Mar 01, 2016, 07:47 AM ISTUnited Nations:UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday condemned the recent terrorist attacks in Iraq's Baghdad and eastern town of Muqdadiya which are claimed by the extremist group Islamic State (IS).Earlier on Monday, a suicide bombing
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Vietnam lodges formal complaint to UN against China
World | Feb 20, 2016, 11:51 AM ISTHanoi: Vietnam has lodged a formal complaint to the UN over China's placement of a surface to air missile battery on a disputed island in the South China Sea.The country's foreign ministry said Friday that
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Deadly airstrikes hit hospitals, school in Syria, dozens killed
India | Feb 16, 2016, 08:05 AM ISTBEIRUT: Airstrikes blamed on Russia hit at least two hospitals and a school in northern Syria on Monday, killing and wounding dozens of civilians and further dimming hopes for a temporary truce, as government troops
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Indian women peacekeepers an inspiration, says Ban Ki-moon
World | Feb 13, 2016, 08:22 AM ISTUnited Nations: Secretary General Ban Ki-moon paid tributes on Friday to Indian women peacekeepers who are completing this weekend their mission in Liberia as the first ever all-female police unit deployed in UN operations.He thanked
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UN chief denounces N Korea's 'provocative' rocket launch
World | Feb 07, 2016, 11:41 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today denounced North Korea's launch of a long-range rocket and asked the country to halt its "provocative actions" and return to compliance with its international obligations.Condemning the launch
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34 groups now allied to Islamic State extremists: UN chief
World | Feb 06, 2016, 12:35 PM ISTUnited Nations: Thirty-four militant groups from around the world had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State extremist group as of mid-December and that number will only grow in 2016, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said
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Starving Syrian teen died 'in front of our eyes': UN agency
World | Jan 20, 2016, 07:34 AM ISTBeirut: The U.N. children's agency said Friday that it witnessed the death of a teenager who died of starvation "in front of our eyes," as well as several cases of severe malnutrition among children trapped
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India challenges UN to act unitedly on terror, adopt convention
World | Jan 16, 2016, 07:13 AM ISTUnited Nations:India has challenged the world body to rise above the differences of its members over fighting terrorism and adopt an international convention to unitedly combat the spreading menace."Every day we are faced with distressing
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Ban Ki-moon offers support for resumption of Indo-Pak dialogue
World | Jan 16, 2016, 06:46 AM ISTUnited Nations: Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the resumption of India-Pakistan diplomacy and offered his support for holding talks.Asked by a reporter Friday about the on-again, off-again interactions between the two South Asian neighbors,
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Ban Ki-moon condemns terror attack on Indian Consulate in Afghanistan
World | Jan 05, 2016, 09:07 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday condemned the terror attack on the Indian Consulate in Mazar-e-Sharif in Afghanistan and said that diplomatic posts need to be protected.The attack on the Indian Consulate in
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Ban Ki-moon congratulates Iraqi's al-abad on victory over IS
World | Dec 31, 2015, 08:28 AM ISTUnited Nation: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abad on re-taking most of the Ramadi city from the Islamic State terror group, according to a satatement issued by the UN
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Perpetrators of terror attacks must be brought to justice: Ban Ki-moon
World | Nov 26, 2015, 01:01 PM ISTUnited Nations: As India commemorates the 7th anniversary of the 2008 Mumbai attacks, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said that perpetrators of all terror attacks must be brought to justice and underlined that improved ties
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ASEAN leaders launch EU-style regional economic bloc
World | Nov 22, 2015, 12:42 PM ISTKuala Lumpur: ASEAN leaders on Sunday declared the establishment of an EU-style regional economic bloc, ASEAN Economic Community (AEC), a single market with a free flow of goods, capital and skilled labour in the region.The
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UN chief Ban ki-moon slams terrorist attacks in Paris
World | Nov 14, 2015, 08:17 AM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned "the despicable terrorist attacks carried out in various locations in and around Paris," and demanded "the immediate release of the numerous individuals reportedly being held hostage
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Ban Ki-moon reiterates concern over Nepal blockade
World | Nov 11, 2015, 01:52 PM ISTUnited Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has reiterated his concern over the obstruction of essential supplies on the Nepal-India border underlining the landlocked country's right to free transit, and called on all sides to lift
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Ban Ki-moon condemns alleged attack on Russian plane
World | Nov 01, 2015, 07:38 AM ISTGeneva: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned the alleged attack on a Russian plane in "the strongest terms" and voiced his deep sadness for the victims of the crash in Egypt's Sinai earlier on