Ban Ki-moon

Bill Gates, Ex-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon To Head Climate Body

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday September 10, 2018

Former UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon and billionaire businessman and philanthropist Bill Gates will head an international commission on climate change to launch next month, the Dutch government said Monday.

Ban Ki-Moon Visits Delhi Mohalla Clinic, Says "Deeply Impressed"

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 7, 2018

The Mohalla Clinic project of the Aam Aadmi Party government drew huge praise Friday from former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon and former Norwegian prime minister Gro Harlem Brundtland after they visited a health facility built under the initiative.

Former UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon To Visit Delhi's Mohalla Clinics

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday September 5, 2018

Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon and former Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland will visit Delhi's Mohalla Clinics on Friday, Delhi government said on Wednesday.

Trump On 'Wrong Side Of History' On Climate: Former UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 24, 2017

US President Donald Trump is "standing on the wrong side of history" in withdrawing from the Paris climate accord, former UN chief Ban Ki-moon told AFP in London on Monday.

Harvard Names R&B Superstar Rihanna Its Humanitarian Of The Year

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday February 23, 2017

Rihanna may be best known as an R&B superstar, but on Wednesday she was named the 2017 Harvard University Humanitarian of the Year for her charity work.

Ex-UN Chief Ban Ki-moon Abandons South Korea Presidency Bid

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday February 1, 2017

Former United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon ended his attempt to seek South Korea's presidency Wednesday, dropping a lifetime of diplomacy to denounce his country's political establishment.

US Asks South Korea To Arrest Former UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon's Brother On Bribery Charge

World News | Reuters | Saturday January 21, 2017

The US government has asked South Korea to arrest a brother of former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on charges that he engaged in a bribery scheme to carry out the sale of a Vietnamese building complex, a US prosecutor said on Friday.

Ban Ki-Moon Returns to South Korea After Hinting At Presidency Run

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 12, 2017

Retired UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon returned to South Korea Thursday as momentum builds around his possible run in elections to succeed impeached President Park Geun-Hye.

Ex-UN Chief Ban Ki-moon 'Perplexed And Embarrassed' Over Relatives' Bribery Case

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 12, 2017

Former United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon, who is expected to run for president of South Korea, said he was "perplexed and embarrassed" over bribery accusations brought by US prosecutors this week against his brother and nephew.

US Charges Former UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon's Relatives In Bribery Case

World News | Reuters | Wednesday January 11, 2017

US prosecutors on Tuesday accused two relatives of former United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon of engaging in a scheme to bribe a Middle Eastern official in connection with the attempted $800 million sale of a building complex in Vietnam.

140 Indian Soldiers To Be Given Cholera Vaccination In Haiti

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 9, 2017

Nearly 140 Indian soldiers, who are part of UN peace-keeping force in Haiti, will be administered cholera vaccine after the UN reportedly ordered a probe on how they had landed in the Caribbean country without the mandatory vaccination.

Top Indian Diplomat Atul Khare In UN Panel To Tackle Sexual Abuse

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 7, 2017

New UN chief Antonio Guterres has set up a task force, which includes a senior Indian diplomat, to develop a "game-changing" strategy aimed at preventing and responding to sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers.

Ban Ki-moon Bids Farewell To United Nations

World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday December 31, 2016

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon paid an emotional farewell to the United Nations on Friday, wistfully describing his two-term stint at the helm of the global body as something of a fairy tale.

UN's Ban Ki-Moon To Push Times Square 2017 Countdown Button

World News | Associated Press | Monday December 26, 2016

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will perform one last ceremonial duty before ending his 10-year leadership of the world body.

UN Warns Of South Sudan Genocide Unless World Acts

World News | Associated Press | Tuesday December 20, 2016

Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Monday that South Sudan will be heading toward genocide unless immediate action is taken to impose an arms embargo and pressure leaders of the world's newest nation to end hate speech, incitement and violence.