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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 ]
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 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 Ban Ki-moon Centre for Global Citizens (BKMC) is a Quasi-International Organization located in Vienna, Austria, with the mission to foster leadership for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement by inspiring current leaders as decision makers and empowering the next generation of leaders as change makers.
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon [28] and French President François Hollande addressed a special session on climate change. Ban and Nicolas Sarkozy, Hollande's predecessor, had previously attended CHOGM 2009 in Trinidad and Tobago prior to the Copenhagen Summit for the same reason.
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 ...