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Articles about Ban Ki-moon

Homs blitzed by Syrian troops

Syrian troops have sealed off the population of a rebel stronghold in the city of Homs and bombarded it using tanks, helicopters and artillery.

Respect gay rights, UN's Ban tells African leaders

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, in an unusually outspoken declaration on Sunday, told African leaders they must respect gay rights.

United Nations raises alert between Sudan's rival

United Nations secretary general Ban Ki-moon is worried about continuing tensions between North Sudan and South Sudan following an oil crisis.

Libya's rulers to bury the hatchet with Gaddafi's army

Libya's new rulers have said that they are ready to forgive the forces of slain dictator Muammar Gaddafi.

Basic puts science-based plan on table

As hopes of securing the Kyoto Protocol faded at the COP17 climate talks this week, large emerging economies united on alternative solutions.

UN chief upbraids dithering nations over climate fund

Ban Ki-moon has called on nations to expedite the launch of a Green Climate Fund, as SA's Trevor Manuel adds his voice to the call for carbon pricing.

The future of the planet is at stake, warns UN chief

UN chief Ban Ki-moon says a deadlock at COP17 place the world in dire peril, amid scientists' further warnings of increased, runaway climate change.

High hopes and low blows in DRC election battle

Opposition leader Etienne Tshisekedi takes on President Joseph Kabila in the DRC's November elections, and already there's blood on the streets.

Rich nations could take a page from the developing world

UN secretary general Ban Ki-Moon has praised the developing world for its handling of climate change, saying it should be an "inspiration" to others.

UN chief concerned over Australia's refugee policy

UN leader Ban Ki-moon says he has concerns about Australian's treatment of asylum seekers after its plans to transfer them to Malaysia, were blocked.

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Photos about Ban Ki-moon

Long arms of the law
Riot police are seen near the venue of the United Nations climate change conference in Cancún, Mexico, on Tuesday. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon appealed to nations to ramp up efforts to combat climate change. (Eduardo Verdugo, AP)
African visit
United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (right) shakes hands with President Kgalema Motlanthe at the presidential guesthouse in Pretoria on Wednesday. Ban called for the release of Zimbabwean political prisoners after talks with Motlanthe at the start of a five-nation African tour.
On a knife-edge
A rocket is launched from the northern Gaza Strip towards Israel on Wednesday, as seen from the Israel-Gaza border. Israel bombed smuggling tunnels as United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon called for a truce.
Light at the end of the tunnel?:
An African Union soldier stands guard this week in El Fasher, Sudan, during a visit by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. It was announced on Thursday that Sudan and Darfur rebels will hold talks on October 27 in Libya to push for peace ahead of the expected deployment of a 26 000-strong peace force.
One last time
United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan gets a standing ovation before South Korea's Ban Ki-moon is sworn in by General Assembly President Haya Rashad al-Khalifa of Bahrain as the UN's eighth secretary general during a ceremony at the UN on Thursday.
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