Geopolitics

DR Congo: Ban urges political leaders to put country ahead of partisan considerations

New York, Dec 22 (Just Earth News): Calling on Congolese political leaders to place the interests of the country and its people above partisan considerations, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday that he is keeping a close eye on the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the mediation led by the ConfÃ©rence Ã©piscopale nationale des Ã©glises du Congo (CENCO) resumes. more

Ban congratulates Ghana on peaceful elections but urges peaceful resolution of any disputes

New York, Dec 9 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of Ghana for exercising their democratic rights and peacefully conducting the pre ...

Ban commends Colombian Government and FARC-EP for concluding modified peace agreement

New York, Nov 14 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended the efforts by the Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- Peopl ...

Prospect of solution ‘within reach,’ Ban says, as Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot leaders open talk

New York, Nov 8 (Just Earth News): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered his â€œfull supportâ€ to the talks between the Greek Cypriot leader and the Turkish Cypriot l ...

Ban highlights importance of sea tribunal as legal body commemorates its 20th anniversary

New York, Oct 8(Just Earth News): Recalling the renewed focus on seas and oceans, including as illustrated in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, United Nations Secretary-General Ba ...

Ban calls on global leaders to take forward goals of World Humanitarian Summit

New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): As the international community continues to work towards achieving the core humanitarian responsibilities agreed to at the World Humanitarian Summit this ...

Ban urges ramped up support to meet Peacebuilding Fund’s financial challenges

New York, Sept 22 (Just Earth News): Ban urges ramped up support to meet Peacebuilding Fundâ€™s financial challenges The United Nations system is being pushed to its limits by an unprec ...

In first visit to Sri Lanka since end of war, Ban flags role of human rights and sustainable development on path to stability

New York, Sept 3 (Just Earth News): In his first visit to Sri Lanka since the end of its civil war seven years ago, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon praised the countryâ€™s ...

Myanmar’s promising path to reconciliation to require compromise, Ban tells peace conference

New York, Sept 1 (Just Earth News): Addressing a major peace conference in Myanmar, the United Nations chief on Wednesday highlighted that the countryâ€™s path to reconciliation is a pr ...

At Security Council, Ban calls for eradicating weapons of mass destruction ‘once and for all’

New York, Aug 24 (Just Earth News): Recalling that eliminating weapons of mass destruction was one of the founding principles of the United Nations and was in fact the subject of the first r ...