Ban ki-moon

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was in Nigeria this week, meeting firsthand some of the country's youngest citizens. He made the trip to highlight the importance of maternal...

The General Assembly decided Tuesday to suspend Libya's rights of membership in the Human Rights Council. Earlier, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed the assembly....

In Bulgaria Friday, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addressed a conference on the political changes under way in the Middle East and North Africa. The lessons learned from the revolution...

At United Nations Headquarters in New York Monday, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon reacted to the announcement of the death of Osama bin Laden. "The death of Osama bin Laden, announced by...

A quarter of a century after the devastating meltdown at Ukraine's Chernobyl power plant, the United Nations is still trying to ensure that nuclear reactors across the world are safe. The...

On the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, the UN is honouring its victims and stressing the need to help the region. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon rang the ceremonial peace bell at UN...

The United Nations is stepping up efforts in South Sudan to ease tensions rising between the Lou Nuer and Murle communities. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the leadership of both groups to...

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Friday (Aug 29) slammed "brutal killings of civilians" by Islamic State jihadists in northern Iraq, saying the Sunni radical group was tearing apart whole...