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UN chief appoints Wane of Mauritania as assistant secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations

​UN Secretary General Ban Ki- moon on Thursday announced the appointment of El Ghassim Wane of Mauritania as assistant secretary-general for Peacekeeping Operations.

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UN chief says he hopes to visit Pyongyang "at earliest possible date"

​UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday voiced his hope of visiting the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) "at the earliest possible date," but the relevant effort "takes time."

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Ban Ki-moon to visit Pyongyang next Monday

​UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Pyongyang next Monday and stay for around 4 days, the official KCNA news agency of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) told Xinhua on Wednesday.

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UN chief's Mideast visit not helpful enough to defuse Israel-Palestine tensions

​While UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon's recent surprise visit to Israel and Palestine would be helpful to boost global attention to the Palestinian cause in the war-torn Middle East, real solutions to the calm the tensions between the two conflicting sides are still sadly distant, local official and expert said.

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Abbas asks UN for international protection

​Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked on Sunday the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for speeding up international protection for Palestinians, in light of the increasing confrontation with Israel, Palestinian official News Agency WAFA reported.

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DPRK cancels approval of UN chief's visit to Kaesong complex

​The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has canceled its earlier approval of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon's Thursday visit to the Kaesong Industrial Complex.

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UN chief condemns IS killing of Jordanian pilot

​UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday condemned the killing of a Jordanian pilot held captive by the Islamic States (IS), saying the terrorist organization has "no regard for human life."

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Lima draft pact vital for Paris agreement in 2015: UN chief

The draft pact to be reach in Lima is vital as it will provide a sound basis for a binding climate agreement in Paris in 2015, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Tuesday, urging negotiators at a UN climate conference in Peru to take united action to produce a balanced and coherent draft text.

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UN chief urges Palestine, Israel to halt unilateral initiatives

​UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon on Tuesday called on Palestine and Israel to overcome differences and halt unilateral initiatives that fuel mistrust, so as to pursue long-term stability in the region.

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UN General Assembly takes up UN chief's annual report on work of world body

​The UN General Assembly on Tuesday discussed UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's report on the work of the world body, which covers a range of issues and calls for renewed efforts to address peace and security challenges and to encourage development aspirations.

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UN chief calls for renewed commitment to improving health of women, children

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon here on Thursday called for renewed commitment and action to sustain the unprecedented progress made in improving the health of women and children worldwide.

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UN chief urges diplomatic accord on Iran's nuclear program

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday voiced his hope to see a comprehensive agreement on Iran's nuclear program at an early date.

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UN chief calls for global perspective to end suffering

National borders have become practically meaningless in the struggle to deal with the world's natural and man-made disasters, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday in a speech urging young New Zealanders to become "global citizens."

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U.N. chief calls for concerted efforts in Lesotho to work for peaceful resolution of differences

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday voiced his concern about the reported military coup in Lesotho, and called for a "peaceful and lasting resolution" of all parties' differences.

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Sri Lanka invites UN chief to witness post war developments

The Sri Lankan Government invited UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to visit the country and see for himself the post war developments

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World Autism Awareness Day "a call to action": UN chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon said on Tuesday that World Autism Awareness Day is "a call to action," urging all concerned to help build "a more inclusive world."

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UN chief sees CAR crisis "calamity," proposing peacekeeping mission

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon, deeming the crisis in the Central African Republic (CAR) a " calamity", on Thursday called for a beefed up of "unified command" of African Union (AU), French and UN forces to halt deadly sectarian violence in the African country.