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Ban Ki-moon (Korean: 반기문 [pan.ɡi.mun]; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations between 2007 and 2016. Prior to his appointment as secretary-general, Ban was the South Korean minister of foreign affairs and trade between 2004 and 2006.
Ban met with the President of Honduras, Juan Orlando Hernández, and several other officials. He also visited the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Copán Ruinas. 15–17 January El Salvador: San Salvador Joya de Cerén: Ban attended the 23rd anniversary of the peace agreements that put an end to civil war in El Salvador.
Ban Ki-moon led all of the polls, and Shashi Tharoor came in second. In the final poll, the permanent members voted on red paper, while the rotating members voted on white paper. Ban was the only candidate not to be vetoed, while Tharoor received one red "discourage" vote from the United States. [ 13 ]
Ban Ki-moon (b. 1944) [29] 1 January 2007 31 December 2016 South Korea: Asia-Pacific: Ban became the first East Asian to be selected as the secretary-general and the second Asian overall after U Thant. [30] He was unanimously elected to a second term by the General Assembly on 21 June 2011. His second term began on 1 January 2012. [31]
A United Nations Secretary-General selection was held in October 2016 to choose the ninth secretary-general of the United Nations to succeed Ban Ki-moon from 1 January 2017. . Six straw polls were held in the Security Council from 21 July 2016 to 5 October 20
The United Nations World Humanitarian Summit (WHS) was held in Istanbul, Turkey, on May 23 and 24, 2016. [1] The summit was an initiative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon [2] and was organized by the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UN OCHA).
The Report of the Secretary-General's Panel of Experts on Accountability in Sri Lanka was a 2011 report produced by a panel of experts appointed by United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon to advise him on the issue of accountability with regard to any alleged violations of international human rights and humanitarian law during the final stages of the Sri Lankan Civil War. [1]
The Compact was launched in 2014 by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, the UN Special Envoy for Cities and Climate Change. [3] The Compact represents a common effort from global city networks C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40), ICLEI , and United Cities and Local Governments (UCLG), as well ...