UN chief meets with French president on Syria, Rio+20
CHICAGO, May 21 (Xinhua) — UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon(L) on Monday met with French President Francois Hollande on issues including Syria and the Rio+20 conference slated for next month in Brazil. The meeting took place here on the sidelines of the two-day NATO summit, which is scheduled to conclude late on Monday. “The secretary-general again […]
Highlighting UN Role For World Peace
Ban Ki-Moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations, speaks at a forum held at the Center for Strategic and International Studies(CSIS) in Washington D.C., on May 7, 2012. Ban talked about the U.N. role in building and sustaining peace at post-conflict situation. <Xinhua/Fang Zhe> news@theasian.asia
Bahrainis Protest in Support of al-Khawaja
MANAMA, Bahrain — Bahraini anti-government protesters run from riot police who dispersed a rally Monday, April 9, 2012, in Sanabis, Bahrain, on the edge of the capital of Manama, in support of jailed Bahraini activist Abdulhadi al-Khawaja. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Bahrain should consider transferring the jailed activist who is on a two-month hunger […]
Ban Calls for Israel’s Restraining
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) speaks at a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East at the headquarters of UN, New York, the United States, March 12, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Shen Hong> news@theasian.asia
Annan sees “one mediation process” key to ending Syrian crisis
Kofi Annan, the UN and the Arab League (AL)’s joint special envoy for Syria, said Wednesday that an one and only mediation process accepted by all parties concerned is crucial for the success in the efforts to end the current crisis in Syria. “If we are going to succeed, it is extremely important that […]
Ban Celebrates 15th Anniversary of CTBTO
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon address a ceremony celebrating the 15th anniversary of Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO) in Vienna, capital of Austria, Feb. 17, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xu Liang> news@theasian.asia
Ban Calls for Syria to Halt Bloodshed
Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R) and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (L) attend a press conference in Vienna, Austria, Feb. 16, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Xu Liang> news@theasian.asia
Palestinians Throw Shoes to Ban Ki-moon
Palestinian protesters block the way of UN secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s motorcade at Erez border crossing between Israel and northern Gaza Strip, on Feb. 2, 2012. Families of several Palestinian prisoners threw shoes at the motorcade of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon as it entered the Gaza Strip from Israel Thursday morning, witnesses said. <Photo: […]
Ban Visits Palestine for Resume Peace Talk
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) and United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon shake hands after a joint news conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Feb. 1, 2012. <Photo: Xinhua/Fadi Arouri> news@theasian.asia
Sustainable Development is Top Priority
United Nations (UN) Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon (C) steps into the venue of African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Jan. 30, 2012. When receiving a report presented by UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability on Monday, Ban said that sustainable development is a top priority for his second term as the UN chief. The […]
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