Ban Ki Moon

United Nations, Feb 27: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will travel next week to Geneva and Madrid and then to Burkina Faso, Mauritania and Algeria, UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said here. "He will also designate the West-Eastern Divan…

United Nations, Feb 6: Thirty-four militant groups worldwide had reportedly pledged allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) extremist group as of mid-December, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said. Militant groups from…

United Nations, Jan 27: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed Nepal parliament's vote to amend the constitution and hoped that the positive development would help ease the border blockade. Responding to a question, Ban's…

Canberra, Jan 22: Former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is being considered for the role of secretary-general for the United Nations, the media reported on Friday. Rudd was flagged as a potential replacement for outgoing…

United Nations, Jan 16: India has challenged the world body to rise above the differences of its members over fighting terrorism and adopt an international convention to unitedly combat the spreading menace. "Every day we are faced with…

United Nations, Jan 6: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Karen AbuZayd as special adviser on the summit on addressing large movements of refugees and migrants, which will be held at the UN General Assembly in…

United Nation, Dec 31: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday congratulated Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abad on re-taking most of the Ramadi city from the Islamic State terror group, according to a statement issued by the UN…

United Nations, Dec 16: The election process for the next UN secretary-general that could see a woman ascend to the leadership of the world body has been launched with the promise of openness and universal involvement. Assembly president…

United Nations, Dec 1: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday welcomed the peaceful conduct of the presidential and legislative elections in Burkina Faso. Ban congratulated the people of Burkina Faso for their enthusiastic…

United Nations, Nov 21: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon underlined his concern over the blocking of essential supplies on the Nepal-India border and the adverse impact on the humanitarian operations post the devastating quake in April, his…