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Ban Ki-moon ( Korean : 반기문; [pan.ɡi.mun]; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006.
Ban Ki-moon was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations. His priorities have been to mobilize world leaders around a set of new global challenges, from climate change and...
Jun 9, 2024 · Ban Ki-Moon, South Korean diplomat and politician who served as the eighth secretary-general (2007–16) of the United Nations. During his two terms, he faced a number of challenges, including the North Korean and Iranian nuclear threats, troubles in the Middle East, and the Syrian Civil War.
Sep 27, 2022 · Ban Ki-moon was a teenager from a village in what is now South Korea when he and a group of other young people from around the world joined a Red Cross tour of the United States and met...
Former Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has fought tirelessly to ensure that climate change stays at the top of the leaders’ agendas and has launched a number of initiatives to fight climate...
Aug 3, 2015 · “This is the people’s agenda, a plan of action for ending poverty in all its dimensions, irreversibly, everywhere, and leaving no one behind,” said Ban Ki-moon, the UN secretary general, after...
Ban Ki-moon - The New York Times. Ban Ki-moon Is Not Leading the U.N. Anymore, but He’s Still Working to Make Change. The former secretary general of the United Nations is striving to knock...
Dec 22, 2016 · Ban Ki-moon, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, ends his second five-year term at the helm of the world body on 31 December 2016. In his final interview with UN News, Mr. Ban...
Sep 25, 2014 · At the end of the Climate Summit in New York, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon summarised the outcome. He told the assembled leaders: This was a great day! His full summary of the outcomes of the summit follows:
Ban Ki-moon of the Republic of Korea, the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations, brings to his post 37 years of service both in Government and on the global stage. Career...
