In this image released by the United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with former armed groups at the Myat Taw Win Hotel in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, July 3, 2009. Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 months ago

In this image released by the United Nations, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) meets with former armed groups at the Myat Taw Win Hotel in Naypyidaw, Myanmar, July 3, 2009.

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  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. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. Greek Premier George Papandreou (L) speaks with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon before their meeting 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.
  14. Greek Premier George Papandreou (L) speaks with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon before their meeting 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.
  15. Greek Premier George Papandreou (L) speaks with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon before their meeting 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.
  16. Greek Premier George Papandreou (L) shakes hands with Secretary General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon before their meeting 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.

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