NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Former Prime Minister Tony Blair attend the 2009 Climate Week NYC kickoff at The New York Public Library on September 21, 2009 in New York City. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 21: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Former Prime Minister Tony Blair attend the 2009 Climate Week NYC kickoff at The New York Public Library on September 21, 2009 in New York City.

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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. RAMALLAH, WEST BANK - NOVEMBER 10: In this handout image provided by the Palestinian Press Office, President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting of the Fatah Central Committee on November 10, 2009 in Ramallah, West Bank. Abbas has threatened to resign from Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) Executive Committee and the Fatah Central Committee and would not seek re-election as president in the January 2010 elections, if the international community fail to force Israel to stop settlement construction on Palestinian land.
  8. Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair tastes olive oil during visit to Canaan Fair Trade company in the village of Burqin near the West Bank city of Jenin on November 10, 2009.
  9. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair arrives at a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  10. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair is surrounded by his bodyguards during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  11. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair arrives at a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  12. JALAMA CROSSING, ISRAEL - NOVEMBER 10: Israel's separation wall is seen in the background as Quartet Middle East envoy Tony Blair is surrounded by his bodyguards during a ribbon cutting ceremony of the Jalama vehicle crossing, between the northern West Bank and Israel on November 10, 2009 at the Jalama Crossing, Israel.
  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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