UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) takes part in a meeting with Myanmar's junta leader senior general Than Shwe (R) in the country's capital Naypyidaw on July 3, 2009. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pressed the reclusive leader of Myanmar's ruling junta to free democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and to allow him to visit the Nobel peace laureate. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) takes part in a meeting with Myanmar's junta leader senior general Than Shwe (R) in the country's capital Naypyidaw on July 3, 2009. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pressed the reclusive leader of Myanmar's ruling junta to free democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi and to allow him to visit the Nobel peace laureate.

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  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.
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  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. Sri Lankan traditional dancers perform to welcome Myanmar leader Than Shwe to the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple in Kandy on November 13, 2009. The general said he was 'thrilled' to be in Sri Lanka where he was given a 21-gun salute and an elaborate red-carpet welcome at the start of his four-day state visit.
  8. Sri Lankan traditional dancers and an elephant perform to welcome Myanmar leader Than Shwe to the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple in Kandy on November 13, 2009. The general said he was 'thrilled' to be in Sri Lanka where he was given a 21-gun salute and an elaborate red-carpet welcome at the start of his four-day state visit.
  9. Myanmar leader Than Shwe hands a Buddhist statue to Sacred Tooth Relic Chief Custodian Pradeep Nilanga Dela at the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple in Kandy on November 13, 2009. The general said he was 'thrilled' to be in Sri Lanka where he was given a 21-gun salute and an elaborate red-carpet welcome at the start of his four-day state visit.
  10. Myanmar leader Than Shwe and his wife hand over a Buddhist statue to Sacred Tooth Relic Chief Custodian Pradeep Nilanga Dela at the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple in Kandy on November 13, 2009. The general said he was 'thrilled' to be in Sri Lanka where he was given a 21-gun salute and an elaborate red-carpet welcome at the start of his four-day state visit.
  11. Myanmar leader Than Shwe (C) and his wife (R) visit the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple in Kandy on November 12, 2009. The general said he was 'thrilled' to be in Sri Lanka where he was given a 21-gun salute and an elaborate red-carpet welcome at the start of his four-day state visit.
  12. Myanmar leader Than Shwe prays at the Buddhist Tooth Relic temple in Kandy on November 132, 2009. The general said he was 'thrilled' to be in Sri Lanka where he was given a 21-gun salute and an elaborate red-carpet welcome at the start of his four-day state visit.
  13. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 03: Musician Stevie Wonder is escorted by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon before speaking at the United Nations Messenger of Peace induction ceremony at the United Nations on December 3, 2009 in New York City.
  14. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 03: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends the United Nations Messenger of Peace induction ceremony for Stevie Wonder at the United Nations on December 3, 2009 in New York City.
  15. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 03: (L-R) United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and musician Stevie Wonder attend the United Nations Messenger of Peace induction ceremony at the United Nations on December 3, 2009 in New York City.
  16. NEW YORK - DECEMBER 03: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon attends the United Nations Messenger of Peace induction ceremony for Stevie Wonder at the United Nations on December 3, 2009 in New York City.

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