...food security in Rome, scheduled for early June. He called the summit one of the most important events planned for 2008. Mr. Ban also signalled that he was personally increasing his engagement for a successful agreement on climate change at the UN...
...Ban Ki-moon announced today that up to $7 million will be released from the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) to support United Nations relief efforts in the aftermath of Monday’s massive earthquake in China that has claimed tens of thousands of lives....
...Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is frustrated by the Burmese government's handling of the humanitarian crisis in the cyclone-devastated country. He is urging the military government to increase access for international relief efforts, warning that...
...May 2008 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for a much greater mobilization of resources and aid workers in Myanmar to respond to the devastation caused by Cyclone Nargis, which has left at least 38,000 dead and more than 27,000 others missing...
Background
Ban Ki-moon (IPA pronunciation: [ban.gi.mun]; born June 13, 1944 in Eumseong, North Chungcheong, Korea) is a former South Korean politician, who succeeded Kofi Annan as the Secretary-General of the United Nations on January 1, 2007.
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