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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is planning to join a 24-hour fast to spotlight the plight of the more than one billion people around the world who go to bed hungry every night.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pressed the Senate Tuesday to take action on climate change, but key senators made it clear that a bill is unlikely to pass this year.
Confident that governments will reach a climate change deal next month, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is heading to Washington Tuesday to ensure that the United States is on board.
The U.N. Security Council joined calls Friday on Afghan President Hamid Karzai to fight corruption, with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calling the country's political situation "delicate" following deeply flawed elections.
The embattled Afghan president pledged Sunday that there would be no place for corrupt officials in his new administration — a demand made by Washington and its international partners as they ponder sending more troops to confront the Taliban and shore up his government.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon encouraged Iran on Wednesday to accept a U.N.-drafted plan to ship much of its uranium abroad for enrichment, saying it would be "an important confidence-building measure."
Just six weeks before a key meeting on climate change, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday he's hopeful the U.S. Senate will pass a significant bill to limit carbon emissions.
The U.N. chief made a surprise visit to Afghanistan on Monday as international pressure mounted for a quick resolution to the country's electoral turmoil following the withdrawal of President Hamid Karzai's only challenger.
Guinea's military ruler has promised to cooperate with an international commission to investigate last month's attack on unarmed pro-democracy demonstrators that left dozens dead and many injured, according to a senior U.N. official.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the 15th anniversary of a "watershed" U.N. conference that called for women's equality by urging all countries Monday to renew their commitment to educate girls, end sexual violence, and provide access to modern birth control.
The University of Washington will give an honorary degree to U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon when he visits the school later this month.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned a suicide bombing at the U.N. food agency's Pakistan headquarters that killed five people.
Many world leaders have expressed support for a proposal that would earmark $100 billion a year for the next decade for concrete actions to curb greenhouse gases and help countries cope with the impact of climate change, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he told the Iranians that the U.N. nuclear chief said a package of incentives from six key Western powers that is now on the table if Tehran suspends uranium enrichment is a good one and they should negotiate on it.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon fired the top American official at the U.N. mission in Afghanistan Wednesday after a widely publicized dispute with his boss over how to deal with widespread fraud charges in the country's presidential election.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged a ministerial meeting of southeast Asian nations late Saturday to take a tougher line with fellow member Myanmar in hopes its military junta will free political prisoners and hold fair elections.
The world body must engage more with insurgent groups in conflicts around the world to ensure they too are respecting the Geneva Conventions. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Saturday.
Honduras' ousted president addressed the United Nations General Assembly by cellular phone late Monday from the Brazilian embassy in his country where he is holed up, calling on the world body to guarantee his personal safety and turn back the "dictatorship" that has taken power.
Inside the General Assembly's cavernous chamber, as leaders began filling nearly every seat and aisles were standing-room only, the light-colored robes of some African and Mideast leaders dotted a sea of dark business suits. Polite applause followed the opening remarks of U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Ali Treki.
Global leaders on Thursday warned colleagues that coordinated international action to end the worldwide recession and reverse climate change must not fall victim to routine political divisions and pitfalls.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is sending the U.N. political chief to Sri Lanka to press the government to step up the release of nearly 300,000 Tamil civilians who have been detained since the South Asian nation's civil war ended in May.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that elections in Myanmar must be free and fair, amid mounting concerns that they won't be.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon defended his leadership style Monday after stinging criticism by a Norwegian diplomat, saying different cultures and traditions in the world body must be respected.
Norway's ambassador to the United Nations has accused Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in a confidential letter of weak leadership, lack of charisma and angry outbursts, the Oslo newspaper Aftenposten newspaper reported Wednesday.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon marked the 60th anniversary of the Geneva Conventions on Wednesday with a plea to all countries to take steps to ensure that civilians and other non-combatants are protected during armed conflicts.
allAfrica.com: Sudan: Plight of Darfur's Displaced Worse Than EverHumanitarians worry that with the end of the rainy season, the end of the holy month of Ramadan, increased government troop movement, the tactical unification of rebel groups and a looming decision by the International Criminal Court on whether to grant the arrest warrant against …
Iran vows painful response to any Israeli attack. Agence France-Presse. June 10, 2008 TEHRAN: Iran on Monday vowed a "very painful" response to any Israeli action after a senior minister of the Jewish state warned of attacks if Tehran did not halt its atomic drive, the ISNA news agency reported.
U.S. Subverts Global Ban on Cluster Bombs; Says Ban Would Jeopardize 'Peacekeeping' and 'Humanitarian Assistance'A proposed global ban on cluster bombs could jeopardize U.S. participation in joint peacekeeping and disaster relief operations around the world, a senior U.S. official said on Wednesday.
UN Watch: 27 NGOs protest UN Human Rights Council moves to accept Islamic initiative that censures Israel permanently, ignores human rights abusers like Cuba and BelarusA coalition of 27 non-governmental organizations is urging senior officials and member states of the U.N.
Asia's Forgotten Crisis: A New Approach to BurmaU.S. policy toward Burma is stuck. Since September 1988, the country has been run by a corrupt and repressive military junta (which renamed the country Myanmar).
Indiginous leaders have mixed reaction to 'Historic' UN Declaration on Indiginous Rights"Twenty years of debate to produce this document, and we end up with a non-binding declaration that does not force governments to do anything; this is a disgrace," said Castro, spokesman for the influential Confederation of Indigenous Nationalities of Ecuador (CONAIE).
Keeping The Peace - UN and African Union meeting on North-South peace dealUN and AU review progress made in the implemention of the comprehensive peace agreement that ended the long-running civil war between the north and south of Sudan. Meanwhile, Darfur is still under "fresh tensions."
A Whistleblower's Tale: Remember Oil for Food? Here's the story of how the U.N. propped up Pyongyang.It's been more than six months since the U.S.
Secretary-general formally endorses elimination of unnecessary bureaucracy at United NationsUNITED NATIONS – Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon formally endorsed a radical streamlining of United Nations operations Monday, delivering a report to the General Assembly that urges the elimination of unnecessary bureaucracy. The sprawling U.N.
Peace workMailiki yawns through a mortar attack while Ban Ki Moon looks like a Jim Henson figure.
Un Climate Panel Recommendations to End Global WarmingThe scientists of the IPCC today came out with a set of specific recommendations to mitigate global warming. This is the same carbon trading scheme that has been a complete failure in Europe.
Democrats may revise 2002 bill allowing Bush to call war"Frankly, it is time for the president to accept that we are no longer involved in a nation-building exercise. We are involved in conflict resolution," Hoyer said during a speech at the Brookings Institution, a Washington think tank.
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