United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) arrives at the Istana presidential palace for a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on July 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon prepared for a risky visit to Myanmar amid warnings that the trip will be a "huge failure" if he fails to secure the release of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) arrives at the Istana presidential palace for a meeting with Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in Singapore on July 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon prepared for a risky visit to Myanmar amid warnings that the trip will be a "huge failure" if he fails to secure the release of detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi.

More Photos of

Explore Photos of Related Topics

  1. Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah (R) shakes hands with United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon (C) as United Nation's special envoy to Afghanistan, Kai Eide (L, background) looks on prior to a meeting in Kabul on November 2, 2009. UN chief Ban Ki-moon flew into Kabul on November 2 to meet President Hamid Karzai over the Afghan election crisis with organisers to announce whether or not to scrap the poll after the only challenger pulled out. The surprise visit from Ban accompanied a diplomatic push to ensure the November 7 one-horse race does not take place, despite the initial insistence from some officials that it is too late to halt the process.
  2. Palestinian and UN vehicles take a flooded street following heavy rains in the al-Shati refugee camp in Gaza City on October 29, 2009. Hamas said it will ban the organisation of elections in its Gaza Strip stronghold after president Mahmud Abbas called for a vote in the Palestinian territories.
  3. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (2ndL), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR), Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier (R) and Secretary General of the French Delegates for the 64th Session of the General Assembly Philippe Thiebaud (L), at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  4. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2ndL) meets with French senatorial delegation members, Senator of Val-d'Oise Robert Hue (L), Senator of Morbihan Josselin de Rohan (2ndR) and Senator of Meurthe-et-Moselle Daniel Renier, at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009.
  5. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  6. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference at the United Nations headquarters in New York, October 28, 2009. Ban Ki-Moon condemned the 'despicable and brutal' attack on a UN guesthouse in Kabul, which left five UN staff dead, but said the UN remained committed to Afghanistan.
  7. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) talks with Japanese Foreign Minister Katsuya Okada at a Tokyo hotel on October 7, 2009. Lee is now here on a four-day visit to Tokyo.
  8. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) is greeted by Fujio Mitarai, the leader of Japan's largest business group Keidanren, prior to their talks at Keidanren headquarters in Tokyo on October 7, 2009. Lee is now here on a four-day visit to Tokyo.
  9. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (R) shakes hands with Fujio Mitarai, the leader of Japan's largest business group Keidanren, prior to their talks at Keidanren headquarters in Tokyo on October 7, 2009. Lee is now here on a four-day visit to Tokyo.
  10. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong answers question from reporters during a news conference on the Asia Pacific leaders' summit to be hosted in mid-November at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 3, 2009. The United States plays an 'indispensable' role in the Asia Pacific despite the rise of regional powers China and India and should be part of any new regional grouping, Singapore's leader said.
  11. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong answers question from reporters during a news conference on the Asia Pacific leaders' summit to be hosted in mid-November at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 3, 2009. The United States plays an 'indispensable' role in the Asia Pacific despite the rise of regional powers China and India and should be part of any new regional grouping, Singapore's leader said.
  12. Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong answers question from reporters during a news conference on the Asia Pacific leaders' summit to be hosted in mid-November at the Istana presidential palace in Singapore on November 3, 2009. The United States plays an 'indispensable' role in the Asia Pacific despite the rise of regional powers China and India and should be part of any new regional grouping, Singapore's leader said.
  13. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Greek Premier George Papandreou (not pictured) give a press conference after their meeting in Athens on November 4, 2009. Ban is in Greece to attend the third Global Forum on Migration and Development Government meeting.
  14. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Greek Premier George Papandreou (not pictured) give a press conference after their meeting in Athens on November 4, 2009. Ban is in Greece to attend the third Global Forum on Migration and Development Government meeting.
  15. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) and Greek Premier George Papandreou give a press conference after their meeting in Athens on November 4, 2009. Ban is in Greece to attend the third Global Forum on Migration and Development Government meeting.
  16. Greek Premier George Papandreou (R) listens as Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon speaks during their press conference in Athens on November 4, 2009. The world urgently needs a climate deal out of a summit in Copenhagen next month to forestall forced migration that is already occurring in Asia and Africa, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said today at the 3rd Global Forum on Migration and Development Government meeting.

Recent Photos From The Wire

  1. Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim leaves the hotel after a conference with businessmen at the Business Summit in Monterrey November 8, 2009.
  2. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Actress Eva Mendes attends a screening of Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans at the SVA Theater on November 8, 2009 in New York City.
  3. FORT WORTH, TX - NOVEMBER 08: Kurt Busch, driver of the #2 Miller Lite Dodge, celebrates by performing a burnout after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway on November 8, 2009 in Fort Worth, Texas.
  4. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Actress Eva Mendes attends a screening of Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans at the SVA Theater on November 8, 2009 in New York City.
  5. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Actress Eva Mendes attends a screening of Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans at the SVA Theater on November 8, 2009 in New York City.
  6. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Actress Eva Mendes attends a screening of Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans at the SVA Theater on November 8, 2009 in New York City.
  7. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 08: Actress Eva Mendes attends a screening of Bad Lieutenant: Port Of Call New Orleans at the SVA Theater on November 8, 2009 in New York City.
  8. New Orleans Saints defensive tackle Anthony Hargrove (69) celebrates in the end zone after scoring on a fumble late in the fourth quarter over the Carolina Panthers during their NFL football game at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana November 8, 2009. New Orleans won the game 30-20 improving their record to 8-0 for the fist time in franchise history.
  9. Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina holds the trophy after winning the Simon Bolivar Open 2009 tennis tournament against Brazil's Joao Souza in Medellin November 8, 2009.
  10. Workers construct a cattle mixer/feeder at a farm equipment manufacturing facility in Merced, California October 27, 2009. Since 1837 when blacksmith John Deere created the first polished-steel plow so farmers could cut furrows through dense prairie soil, farm equipment makers have been a mainstay of U.S. Manufacturing. But the sharp contraction in the U.S. economy starting in late 2007 and the subsequent surge in the dollar as investors sought the safety of U.S. government securities made sales tough -- especially overseas. Picture taken October 27.
  11. Kurt Busch celebrates after winning the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas.
  12. British comedian Russell Brand, left, and girlfriend U.S. singer Katy Perry pose at the after show party following his one man show at the Royal Albert Hall, in west London, Sunday Nov. 8, 2009.
  13. Kyle Busch drives out of turn four during the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series auto race at Texas Motor Speedway on Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Fort Worth, Texas.
  14. British comedian Russell Brand performs during his one man show at the Royal Albert Hall in west London, Sunday Nov. 8, 2009.
  15. British comedian Russell Brand performs during his one man show at the Royal Albert Hall in west London, Sunday Nov. 8, 2009.
  16. AS Roma's Marco Andreolli, goes airborne on Inter Milan's Diego Milito looks on, during a Serie A soccer match between Inter Milan and AS Roma, at the Milan San Siro stadium, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009. The match ended 1-1.