Geopolitics
New York, Jun 11 (JEN): Religious leaders have a pivotal role to play in times of turmoil, during which they can provide a values-based glue to hold communities together and provide common ground for peace-making and problem solving, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Wednesday at a conference in Kazakhstan. more
UN chief appoints expert panel to address humanitarian funding shortfalls

New York, May 22 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed a high-level United Nations panel to address the yawning gap between resources and financing for the world’s ever-p ...

UN chief applauds resumption of ‘full-fledged’ talks on Cyprus

New York, May 16 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the resumption of full-fledged negotiations between Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades and Turkish Cypriot Leader Must ...

UN chief warns of ‘dangerous return’ to Cold War mentalities

New York, Apr 28 (JEN): Progress in working towards global nuclear non-proliferation has stalled and the trend towards “nuclear zero” is reversing, United Nations Secretary-Gener ...

UN chief deplores ‘barbaric’ killing of Ethiopian nationals in Libya

New York, Apr 21 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has condemned in the strongest terms the killing of a number of Ethiopian nationals in Libya by extremists affiliated with the Islamic S ...

UN chief stresses need to mitigate climate change patterns

New York, Mar 24 (JEN): With extreme weather and changing climatic patterns taking a heavier toll on the planet, mitigating and adapting to them remains “among the great tests of our t ...

UN chief welcomes Lesotho elections

New York, Mar 2 (JEN): United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has congratulated the people of the Kingdom of Lesotho on the “peaceful conduct” of the country's parliamentar ...

UN chief discusses key issues with Russian officials

Kolkata, Feb 24 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon met on Monday, with the Foreign Minister of Russia to discuss among other issues, the ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine, expressing his ...

UN chief appoints new Special Coordinator for Middle East peace

New York, Feb 6 (JEN): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday appointed Nickolay Mladenov of Bulgaria as his new Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Repres ...

UN chief appoints new Special Envoy in move to end Tuberculosis

New York, Jan 21 (JEN) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Eric Goosby of the United States as his new Special Envoy on Tuberculosis (TB), the UN Spokesperson’ ...