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UN chief renews call for women's equality

World
2009-10-13

SECRETARY-GENERAL Ban Ki-moon marked the 15th anniversary of a "watershed" UN conference that called for women's equality by urging all countries yesterday to renew their commitment to educate girls, end sexual violence,...

World leaders under gun on climate change

World
2009-9-23

THE highest-level conference yet on climate change opened yesterday with 100 world leaders gathering at the United Nations to try to jump-start stalled negotiations toward a global climate pact. UN Secretary-General...

UN Secretary General arrives in Sri Lanka

World
2009-5-23

UNITED Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Sri Lanka amid celebrations of defeating the Tamil Tiger rebels, government officials said today. Ban arrived at midnight local time yesterday and would...

US$250m for Somalia security

World
2009-4-24

INTERNATIONAL donors pledged more than US$250 million yesterday to help Somalia strengthen its security forces and try to stop the rampant pirate attacks that have plagued vessels on one of the world's most important...

UN seeks support for Somalia to boost security

World
2009-4-23

UNITED Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged international donors today to provide more funds to help Somalia fight piracy and restore order after two decades of anarchy. Ban made his plea shortly before...

UN chief urges swift Security Council action to end Gaza crisis

World
2009-1-7

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday urged the Security Council to act swiftly to end the worsening crisis in the Gaza Strip following the ground invasion of Israel. "We must move from debate to action, and...

UN hails naval escorting operations by China in Somali waters

National
2008-12-23

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the president of the UN Security Council, Neven Jurica ofCroatia, yesterday both extended their welcome to China's decision to dispatch Chinese naval ships for escorting operations...

Global crisis threatens to undo all UN's work-Ban

World
2008-10-25

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned his top lieutenants yesterday that the global financial crisis jeopardized everything the United Nations has done to help the world's poor and hungry. "It threatens to...

UN chief pushes for new action on poverty

World
2008-9-26

THE United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon yesterday pushed for stronger action to reduce global poverty as financial turmoil and high food prices threaten to worsen problems of the poor. Addressing world...

UN chief urges compatriots to government

World
2008-7-4

UN chief Ban Ki-moon told his fellow South Koreans today to trust and support the country's leaders following weeks of protests against US beef imports that have rocked the government. Speaking at a joint news...