World news about “Ban Ki-moon” published by euronews.
Russia plays down significance of Syria arms sales Russia is reported to have sent advanced anti-ship missiles to Syria, despite pleas from Washington and elsewhere to stop supplying President al-Assad’s… 17/05/2013
Ban Ki-moon visits Syrian refugee camp in Jordan – nocomment UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon visits the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, close to the Syrian border on friday. 07/12/2012
K-Pop’s Psy teaches Ban Ki-moon ‘Gangnam Style’South Korean singer Psy practises some “Gangnam Style” dance steps with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon during a photo opportunity at the UN headquarters in… 24/10/2012
‘We need to bring immediate end to the violence in Syria’ Ban Ki-moon UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Strasbourg for the World Forum for Democracy at the Council of Europe. Euronews caught up with him and asked him… 09/10/2012
Aiming to make sustainable energy a reality Sustainable energy was the theme at a summit in Brussels. The Commission has announced a 50 million Euro initiative to support developing countries. The… 16/04/2012
UN chief Ban Ki-moon’s convoy attacked in Gaza Protesters in Gaza have given a hostile welcome to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, battering his convoy as it crossed into the Strip. Some threw… 02/02/2012
Ban Ki-moon visit Thai flood victims – nocomment United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visited Thai floods victims in an evacuation centre at Bangkok’s Chulalongkorn University. 17/11/2011
UN head Ban Ki-moon talks to euronews Ban Ki-moon has probably one of the most difficult jobs in the world. As Secretary General of the UN, he has to seek international concord on a range of… 21/10/2010
North Korea confirms third nuclear testNorth Korea has confirmed that it has successfully conducted a third nuclear test in defiance of international warnings. Pyongyang says it used a… 12/02/2013
South Sudan army admits downing UN helicopterThe South Sudanese army now admits it shot down in error a UN helicopter killing its four Russian crew members. The UN says it was on a reconnaisance… 22/12/2012
UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon presses international community for greater supportThe UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has appealed for more aid to help the hundreds of thousands of refugees now displaced by the crisis in Syria. He… 07/12/2012
UN chief warns of Syria ‘escalation’ at World Forum for DemocracyThe UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has warned that the “escalation” of violence spreading from the Syrian conflict along the Turkish border and into Lebanon… 08/10/2012
Ahmedinejad gears up for last UN addressUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomes the President of Iran to New York for the 67th annual session of the General Assembly. The occasion has ended in… 24/09/2012
UN chief blames Syria arms suppliers for spreading miseryUN chief Ban Ki-moon has accused Iran, Qatar and Saudi Arabia of arming the Syrian conflict, spreading misery as the fighting intensifies. The latest… 05/09/2012
Ban Ki-moon defies US and Israel by attending Iran summitThe UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has met President Ahmadinejad of Iran and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khameini during a visit to Tehran. He has… 29/08/2012
New UN envoy for Syria has ‘full support’, says BanThe new international envoy for Syria has met with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in New York. Lakhdar Brahimi says the prospect of his… 25/08/2012
UN calls on Assad to halt the carnage in AleppoThe international community has stepped up its rhetoric as the Syrian army mounts military assaults on Aleppo. Activisits claim that attacks have begun and… 28/07/2012
UN chief urges action on SyriaUN chief Ban Ki-Moon has urged world leaders to stop the slaughter in Syria as thousands of troops are reportedly massing on the outskirts of Aleppo. After… 26/07/2012
Syria: UN’s Ban worried over chemical weaponsUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has voiced concern about the risk of Syria using chemical weapons. Damascus has acknowledged for the first time that it has… 23/07/2012
Rio+20 ends on a low note for activistsIn a room full of joyful delegates, Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff signalled the closing of Rio+20 joined with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, however… 23/06/2012
Rio+20 a ‘failure of leadership’ as final text falls short of expectations“A failure of leadership” the verdict on the UN Rio+20 Earth Summit by environmental groups and veteran politicians. Former Brazilian President Fernando… 22/06/2012
UN peacekeepers killed in Ivory CoastSeven United Nations peacekeepers from Niger have been killed in an ambush in Ivory Coast. The soldiers were on patrol near the border with Liberia when… 09/06/2012
Syria: UN chief warns of “imminent” threat of civil warThere is a growing threat of full-scale civil war erupting in Syria, according to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. Ban has been addressing the… 08/06/2012
UN chief says monitors ‘shot at‘ in SyriaUN chief Ban ki-Moon has condemned Wednesday’s reported massacre in Syria calling it an “unspeakable barbarity”. He was speaking at the start of a special … 07/06/2012
UN chief warns of civil war in SyriaAs the violence in Syria continues, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon is warning about the possibility of civil war. Earlier the head of the opposition Free… 31/05/2012
Syria election is denounced by the oppositionLarge numbers are said to have turned out for Syria’s 250-seat parliamentary elections yesterday, according to the government who sees the poll as central to… 08/05/2012
Myanmar: Ban finally meets Suu KyiThe Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon has met the Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi for the first time. On Ban’s last visit in 2009, the… 01/05/2012
UN boss endorses reformist MyanmarUN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon has arrived in Yangon to endorse Myanmar’s rehabilitation back into the international fold. Ban wants to encourage the… 29/04/2012
UN says Syria ceasefire remains ‘incomplete’There is increasing international concern that the fragile ceasefire in Syria is not holding. As a small group of UN observers carry out their mission to… 24/04/2012
Syrian shells land on Hama many dead scores injuredSyrian forces have shelled the central city of Hama killing close to 30 and leaving scores injured according to activists. Hama is a crucible of anti-Assad… 23/04/2012
France calls for up to 400 Syria monitorsFrance has called for at least 300 to 400 observers to be deployed to Syria to monitor a fragile truce following its 13-month uprising. French Foreign… 19/04/2012
Ban Ki-moon accuses Syria government of breaking truceMore video has emerged purporting to show attacks by security forces on civilian areas, as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon accuses the Syrian government of… 19/04/2012
Ceasefire monitors arrive in SyriaAn advance team of six unarmed monitors has arrived in the Syrian capital. Two dozen more observers are expected in the coming days. Their mission is to… 16/04/2012
UN observers head to fragile SyriaUnited Nations chief Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the Security Council’s decision to send observers to Syria to monitor the implementation of special envoy Kofi… 15/04/2012
UN chief warns Syria must act on ceasefireUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday said the onus is on the Syrian government to keep its promise to observe a ceasefire. Speaking in the Swiss… 12/04/2012
UN chief slams ongoing Syria violenceUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has hit out at the Syrian government’s latest attacks on civilians, calling for authorities to keep to a pledge… 07/04/2012
Syria peace plan: Assad will be “judged on his actions”The US reacted sceptically to Syrian President Bashar al Assad’s acceptance of a UN-Arab League peace plan on Tuesday. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton… 28/03/2012
Syria: Russia set to back UN moves, if conditions are metRussia says it is ready to support a United Nations Security Council statement on Syria, provided certain conditions are met. Moscow and Beijing have twice… 20/03/2012
International community condemns the killings in FranceRevulsion and anger have been the dual responses from the international community to the murders in France. With the victims all having Israeli connections… 20/03/2012
Possible war crimes charges over SyriaWith the United Nations figure of more than 7,500 people killed in Syria since the unrest began last year, some of those responsible could be charged with… 12/03/2012
Arab League and UN refuse to give up on SyriaThe Arab League has said it wants to revive its monitoring mission in Syria as the bloodshed there reaches new heights. The mission had earlier collapsed… 09/02/2012
Syrian troops move to retake Damascus suburbsSyrian troops have moved in with tanks to retake Damascus suburbs from armed rebels. This amateur video appears to show the military launching the… 29/01/2012
UN encourages cooperation in CyprusBoth the Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot leaders, Demetris Christofias and Dervis Eroglu, have been urged to hurry up in settling the deadlock over their… 23/01/2012
Obama renews call for Syria’s Assad to goPresident Obama has condemned Syria’s continuing crackdown on protesters and has renewed his call for President Bashar al-Assad and his government to leave… 17/01/2012
UN chief urges Security Council unity on SyriaThe United Nations Secretary General has called on members of the Security Council to act with one voice over Syria. Ban Ki-moon said despite his appeals to… 16/01/2012
UN chief tells Syria’s Assad to stop the killing“Stop killing your people.” That is the message from United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. The UN says his crackdown has… 15/01/2012
Fresh violence heightens civil war fears in SyriaViolence erupted across Syria, underlying a warning from the head of the Arab League that the country was entering a civil war that could create unrest… 13/01/2012
China could be Durban’s climate change success storyThe message coming from the climate change conference in Durban is that expectations of the outcome have to be practical. As more delegates from around the… 06/12/2011
Ban Ki-moon visits Libya with promisesThe UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has made his first visit to Libya since the fall of Muammar Gaddafi. He promised the new administration that the … 02/11/2011
UN releases Libyan frozen assetsThe United Nations has agreed to release a chunk of Libya’s frozen assets after deciding the country’s National Transitional Council appears largely in… 31/08/2011
Bomb attack on UN’s Nigerian HQ kills 18At least 18 people have been killed in Nigeria following an attack on the United Nation’s headquarters in the capital, Abuja. The Red Cross says another 11… 26/08/2011
Ban Ki-moon given second term as UN chiefUN chief Ban Ki-moon has been re-elected for a second five-year term as secretary general. The 192-member organisation backed him unanimously. But the… 22/06/2011
UN Syrian ambassador says country has nothing to hideThe United Nations Security Council is set to hold its second meeting to discuss the reported government crackdown on protesters in Syria. The 15-nation… 27/04/2011
UN and Arab League talk unity over LibyaUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon attended a meeting at the headquarters of the Arab League in Cairo. On the agenda were talks on maintaining unity over… 21/03/2011
UN concerned with Iran human rightsUnited Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced concern on Monday over increased violations of human rights in Iran. In a report that he handed to the… 15/03/2011
Diplomatic and military pressure builds against GaddafiThe international response to the Libyan crisis is becoming a two pronged attack – on one hand diplomatic pressure has been intensified, with the United… 02/03/2011
International community weighs up Libya optionsThe United States is moving warships and aircraft carriers closer to Libya, although military analysts say intervention through force is unlikely. The… 01/03/2011
UN urges action on Libya as US imposes sanctionsUN chief Ban ki-moon has urged swift action to deal with the crisis engulfing Libya. The United Nations Secretary-General’s call came as the global body’s… 26/02/2011
UN facing calls for action over LibyaThe focus of attention is also on the UN in New York where anti-Gaddafi protesters have already been making their feelings known outside the building. The… 22/02/2011
Clinton urges Bahrain to allow peaceful protestsUS Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday called on Bahrain to show restraint and “hold accountable” those who used deadly force against… 17/02/2011
Climate summit: Ban urges lower ambitionsAt the Cancun climate change summit, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told leaders that any deal was better than than holding out for a perfect… 08/12/2010
Ban: UN millennium goals can be metA UN summit to review its Millennium Development Goals has opened in New York with a rallying call that its objectives to eradicate poverty, disease and… 20/09/2010
Keep spending on aid, Ban tells world leadersA UN summit to review its Millenium Development Goals has opened in New York with a rallying call that its objectives to eradicate poverty, disease and hunger… 20/09/2010
UN chief tries to appease RwandaAttempting to defuse rising tensions over a leaked UN report. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is in Rwanda, urging the government not to withdraw its… 08/09/2010
Pakistan needs ‘unprecedented’ aid says UN chiefMore than two weeks after floods first plunged Pakistan into disaster, the water is still rising across the southern plains of Sindh province. UN Secretary… 15/08/2010
UN chief Ban arrives in flood-hit PakistanUN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon has arrived in Pakistan to assess the damage caused by the country’s worst-ever floods. Ban met with Prime Minister Yusuf… 15/08/2010
Ban Ki-moon’s leadership slammed by colleagueUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been criticised for poor leadership and allowing the world body to “fall apart” by a departing senior member of his… 22/07/2010
UN meeting dogged by controversyControversy has surrounded a UN meeting in Madrid. The Spanish Prime Minister met separately with UN Secretary General Ban ki-Moon, leaving the other… 17/07/2010
Ban Ki Moon interviewBan Ki Moon, the Secretary General of the UN, has visited the Semipalatinsk Nuclear Test Site in Kazakhstan, as part of a tour of the whole region. Euronews… 09/04/2010
Ban Ki-moon hails new START treatyOn the eve of the signing of the new START nuclear treaty, euronews got reaction from the UN Secretary General. He has been visiting a former Soviet nuclear… 07/04/2010
UN chief Ban Ki-moon meets Benjamin NetanyahuUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has toured areas of the Gaza Strip where the blockade on building materials means homes destroyed by Israel’s three week… 21/03/2010
UN chief condemns Israel’s Gaza blockadeIsrael’s blockade on Gaza has been condemned by the UN Secretary General, who says it is causing unacceptable suffering. Ban Ki-moon is in the territory… 21/03/2010
Ban Ki-moon visits the West BankAs people in Gaza survey the damage after further Israeli airstrikes, international efforts continue to push Israel and the Palestinians towards peace… 20/03/2010
Commitment but still no peace deal in CyprusAttempts to re-energise long running peace talks between leaders of ethnically-divided Cyprus do not seem to have produced the firm results Ban Ki-moon was… 02/02/2010
UN chief Ban calls for Cyprus’ leaders to compromiseThe United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called on Cyprus’ estranged Greek and Turkish sides to compromise, in a final push for peace. Earlier… 01/02/2010
UN chief optimistic Cyprus peace deal can be struckThe United Nations Secretary General Ban ki-moon has said he is confident a solution to bridge differences on divided Cyprus can be found. The island’s… 01/02/2010
Ban Ki-moon supports Cyprus unity talksUN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Cyprus on a mission to re-energise peace talks between the island’s estranged Greek and Turkish… 01/02/2010
Karzai confirmed as Afghan election winnerHamid Karzai has been officially declared the winner of the Afghan presidential election. The country’s election commission said there would be no second… 02/11/2009
Ban Ki Moon condemns killing of UN staffUN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon: “This is a sad day and very difficult day for the United Nations. As you know, militants attacked the UN guesthouse in… 28/10/2009
Ban fails to meet Aung San Suu KyiThe head of the United Nations has admitted his deep disappointment at his failure to meet Aung San Suu Kyi in Myanmar. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon was made… 04/07/2009
Ban on a mission to MyanmarThe Secretary General of the UN, Ban Ki-moon, is in Myanmar to try and persuade its military leaders to release political prisoners and follow the path to… 03/07/2009
Israel attacked over Gaza assaultVoicing his shock and anger at the destruction around him, the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon pledged to help Gaza rebuild after Israel’s three-week… 21/01/2009
UN boss shaken by damage to UN in GazaUN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has visited leaders of all sides in a whirlwind visit to Gaza and Israel. His visit to Gaza took in several of the UN-run… 20/01/2009
UN boss sees Gaza destruction for himselfThe UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon, who had heavily criticised Israel over the offensive, has arrived in Gaza to assess the situation at first hand… 20/01/2009
Ban Ki-moon “outraged” over shelling of UN In GazaAfter meeting the Israeli Foreign Minister in Tel Aviv, the UN Secretary General had this reaction to the strike on the UN offices in Gaza. “Today the … 15/01/2009
UN chief reissues plea for immediate Gaza ceasefireThe UN Secretary General has renewed his call for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. Following talks with the Egyptian… 14/01/2009
Possible diplomacy breakthrough fuels peace hopesEgyptian President Hosni Mubarak made his ceasefire call at a news conference in Egypt with his French counterpart Nicolas Sarkozy. Egypt has been at the… 07/01/2009
UN piles pressure on Israel over truce planThe UN Security Council has held an emergency meeting in New York to discuss the worsening crisis in Gaza. French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner put strong… 07/01/2009
UN confims global recessionThe world economy faces its worst downturn since the Great Depression, according to the United Nations. The body expects global economic output to contract by… 01/12/2008
Modern art celebrates human rightsCelebrations for the 60th anniversary of the Human Rights Declaration next month have been launched with a major work of art. The dome of the UN human… 18/11/2008
