(VOA) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to China amid a looming showdown at the U.N. Security Council over two competing resolutions on Syria. Ban’s trip will include talks with President Hu Jintao, and his arrival comes as the official People’s Daily newspaper ran a commentary rejecting foreign intervention in the Syrian crisis. […]
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UN Chief to meet Aung San Suu Kyi for first time
April 24, 2012 
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UNITED NATIONS — UN leader Ban Ki-moon said Monday he will visit Myanmar to support democratic reforms and called for a “harmonious” deal allowing opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi to take an oath as a deputy. Ban said he will leave for Myanmar at the end of the week and meet with Suu […]
Read moreU.N. Chief to visit Myanmar to encourage reforms
April 24, 2012 Comments Off
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced on Monday he would visit Myanmar soon to encourage the Southeast Asian nation to press ahead withdemocratic reforms. “I have accepted an invitation from President Thein Shein to visit Myanmar,” Ban told reporters. “I will depart at the end of this week.” “We have seen encouraging political and economic reforms over the past […]
Read moreBan Ki Moon urges N.Korea to shift focus to helping people
April 20, 2012 Comments Off
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged North Korea not to go ahead with a nuclear test. He said the government should instead focus on addressing humanitarian issues within the country. Ban spoke at a UN Security Council meeting on Thursday. He welcomed the presidential statement condemning the launch of what North Korea said […]
Read moreUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Deepens Ties with ASEAN on Visit to Indonesia
March 20, 2012 Comments Off
The United Nations says a recently adopted partnership with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations was the focus of talks Tuesday between Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the head of ASEAN. Mr. Ban’s office says the meeting in Jakarta with ASEAN Secretary-General Surin Pitsuwan dealt with disaster risk reduction and peace and security issues. They […]
Read morePhoto : Happy 41st Wedding Anniversary, Mr Ban Ki-moon & Mrs Ban Soon-taek
March 20, 2012 Comments Off
Photostream : U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets Indonesian Presiden Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono
March 20, 2012 Comments Off
Menggugat Politik Basa Basi Netanyahu Tentang Komitmen Perdamaian
February 1, 2012 Comments Off
Pesan Natal Untuk Benjamin Netanyahu Tentang Perdamaian Vox Populi Vox Dei Saat Hamas Berpeluang Menangkan Pemilu Palestina Jakarta, 2 Februari 2012 (KATAKAMI.COM) —- Hanya dalam kurung waktu seminggu, secara berturut-turut dua tamu penting berkunjung ke Israel dan Palestina. Yang pertama Ketua Komisi Kebijakan Luar Negeri Uni Eropa Catherine Ashton datang ke Israel dan […]
Read moreUN Chief says onus is on Iran in nuclear dispute
January 27, 2012 Comments Off
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon urged a resumption of dialogue between Western powers and Iran on their nuclear dispute Friday, and said Tehran must comply withSecurity Council resolutions and prove conclusively that its nuclear development program is not directed to making arms. “The onus is on Iran,” said Ban, speaking here at a press conference during the annual […]
Read moreUN chief pays tribute to peacekeepers in Lebanon
January 14, 2012 Comments Off
Visiting UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Saturday met with the commander of the peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon and paid tribute to fallen soldiers. Ban, who is on a three-day visit to Lebanon, traveled by helicopter to the town of Naqura, headquarters of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and laid a wreath at a memorial site for soldiers […]
Read morePhotostream : U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits Mogadishu, Somalia
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UN chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in Mogadishu
December 9, 2011 Comments Off
MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Somalia’s seaside capital on Friday, the first visit in years by the U.N.’s top leader to a city known for a seemingly perpetual state of war. Ban’s arrival in the war-torn capital city was made possible because of the military gains that African Union forces have made this year […]
Read moreLeaders call for global donors to keep aid commitments
November 30, 2011 Comments Off
BUSAN — South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday called for major donor nations to keep their aid pledges amid concerns that a looming global economic crisis may cut assistance budgets. Lee and Ban were attending the world’s premier aid forum in the South Korean port city of Busan, […]
Read morePhotostream : International aid forum opens in Busan, South Korea
November 30, 2011 Comments Off
UN chief says Palestinian statehood ‘long overdue’
September 9, 2011 Comments Off
UN, September 9, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / AFP) — United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Palestinian statehood was “long overdue”, a day after its leadership launched a campaign to become the world body’s 194th member state, AFP reported. “The two state vision where Israel and Palestinians can live… side by side in peace and security […]
Read moreU.N. Chief urges greater role for South Korea in global affairs
August 9, 2011 Comments Off
SEOUL, August 9, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / Yonhap) — U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday called for South Korea to play a greater role in international affairs as he embarked on an official visit to his homeland, Yonhap News Agency reported on Tuesday. Ban’s visit to South Korea this week is the first since he […]
Read morePhotostream : UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon meets Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan
August 8, 2011 Comments Off
Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General on Israeli Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit
June 25, 2011 Comments Off
New York, June 25, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / UN) — On the fifth anniversary (June 25, 2006 – June 25, 2011) of the captivity of Israeli Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls for his immediate release. He also joins the Director-General of the International Committee of the Red Cross in calling on […]
Read moreUN Secretary-General urges Gaza aid through legitimate crossings
May 30, 2011 Comments Off
(UN) —- In a statement released by his office on Friday (May 27, 2011), the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said : The Secretary-General has sent a letter to Governments of countries around the Mediterranean Sea. In these letters, the Secretary-General indicated that he was following with concern media reports of potential […]
Read moreUN Chief Ban Ki-moon discourages a new Gaza aid flotilla
May 28, 2011 Comments Off
United Nations, May 28, 2011 (KATAKAMI.COM / ANTARA News/AFP) — UN Chief Ban Ki-moon called Friday “on all governments” in the region to use to their influence to push against a new flotilla of ships expected to try to break the blockade on Gaza. The secretary general was said to be “following with concern media […]
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