United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon will leave New York on Monday on a trip that will take him to Myanmar and Australia to attend regional summits, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric has said.Ban's first
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has hailed the adoption of an agreement on one-year civilian-led transition, calling on all parties in the country to rapidly decide who will lead the transition.Ban encouraged all
United Nations: UN chief Ban Ki-moon has called for an inclusive, civilian-led transition in Burkina Faso, with his special representative in the region consulting with stakeholders, a UN spokesperson said."The Secretary-General continues to be greatly
Nairobi: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Friday called on the youth to embrace the use of Information and Community Technology (ICT) to help tackle emerging development challenges.Ban, who interacted with young Kenyan technology innovators at
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday deplored elections planned by rebel groups in eastern Ukraine, saying the vote will seriously undermine the Minsk Protocol and Memorandum."The secretary-general deplores the planned holding by armed
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon has called on the Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiation table.Ban made the appeal Monday while meeting Israeli Defence Minister Moshe Yaalon here, Xinhua quoted the
Islamabad: Continuing its attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan has raised the matter with the UN chief, saying the world body's engagement would add to its credibility in managing crisis situations. Adviser to the
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that rural women are the key agents for sustainable development as the international community moves towards the post-2015 development goals."Collectively, rural women are a force that
Islamabad: Stepping up its attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue, Pakistan has written to the UN Chief on the security situation along the LoC and the international border with India and sought the world body's
Tripoli: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Saturday arrived in Libya in an unannounced visit to encourage political dialogue between the warring factions in the country.The meeting was attended by 12 lawmakers from Libya's parliament House
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday hailed the award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Kailash Satyarthi and Malala Yousafzai saying, "The true winners today are the world's children".Ban said that because of
United Nations: Invoking Mahatma Gandhi's legacy, UN Chief Ban Ki-moon said the world should recall his message of peace and non-violence at a time of increased sectarian violence and destruction of cultural sites, particularly in
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed three crisis managers for Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone where the Ebola epidemic is spreading.His spokesperson said Wednesday Ban appointed Marcel Rudasingwa of Rwanda as Ebola
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the dialogue between North Korea and South Korea, saying it was "encouraging that two countries agreed to hold talks."It is encouraging that the two countries agreed
United Nations: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said he was shocked and outraged by an attack in Mali that killed nine peacekeepers from Niger.In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Ban described the
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met Sierra Leone's Foreign Minister Samura Kamara to discuss the rising Ebola epidemic in the country."They discussed the effects of the Ebola outbreak on the country and how the
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday congratulated Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai on his inauguration as the new Afghan president and called for a new Afghanistan government's formation at the earliest.Ghani was sworn in Monday,
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's ‘significant contribution' to peacekeeping operations and voiced admiration for his focus on improving the socio-economic well-being of the country's
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called for an immediate end to hostilities in South Sudan, saying "there cannot be a military solution to the conflict" in the world's youngest country.The appeal came
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday said he has decided to appoint a high- level panel to review UN peace operations to make them more relevant to the fast-changing global security landscape."The world
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