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About Ban Ki-moon

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Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문; born 13 June 1944) is the current Secretary-General of the United Nations. Full Article

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Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Head of the Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, Tibor Toth and Austrian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Wolfgang Waldner, from left, attend a ceremony to mark...
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  1. Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Head of the Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, Tibor Toth and Austrian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Wolfgang Waldner, from left, attend a ceremony to mark... AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 days ago

    Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, Head of the Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization, CTBTO, Tibor Toth and Austrian State Secretary for Foreign Affairs Wolfgang Waldner, from left, attend a ceremony to mark...

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  2. Margit Fischer, Austrian President Heinz Fischer, Yoo Soon-taek and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L-R) pose during the traditional Opera Ball (Opernball) in Vienna, February 16, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 days ago

    Margit Fischer, Austrian President Heinz Fischer, Yoo Soon-taek and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L-R) pose during the traditional Opera Ball (Opernball) in Vienna, February 16, 2012.

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  3. Margit Fischer, Austrian President Heinz Fischer, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek pose as they arrive at the traditional Opera Ball (Opernball) in Vienna, February 16, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 3 days ago

    Margit Fischer, Austrian President Heinz Fischer, U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek pose as they arrive at the traditional Opera Ball (Opernball) in Vienna, February 16, 2012.

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  4. Ambassadors listen to a speech by the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his opening address to a ministerial meeting of the 'Paris Pact' initiative to fight drug trafficking in Afghanistan on February 16, 2012 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Ban Ki-moon called for a wider... Getty Images logo Getty Images 4 days ago

    Ambassadors listen to a speech by the United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in his opening address to a ministerial meeting of the 'Paris Pact' initiative to fight drug trafficking in Afghanistan on February 16, 2012 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna. Ban Ki-moon called for a wider...

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  5. Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R) gestures next to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a photo opportunity in the presidential office in Vienna, February 16, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 days ago

    Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R) gestures next to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon during a photo opportunity in the presidential office in Vienna, February 16, 2012.

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  6. Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R), U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, his wife Yoo Soon-taek and Fischer's wife Margit pose in front of a painting of former Austrian empress Maria-Theresia in the presidential office in Vienna, February 16, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 days ago

    Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R), U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, his wife Yoo Soon-taek and Fischer's wife Margit pose in front of a painting of former Austrian empress Maria-Theresia in the presidential office in Vienna, February 16, 2012.

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  7. Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R), U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, his wife Yoo Soon-taek and Fischer's wife Margit pose for a photograph in the presidential office in Vienna, February 16, 2012. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 days ago

    Austrian President Heinz Fischer (R), U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, his wife Yoo Soon-taek and Fischer's wife Margit pose for a photograph in the presidential office in Vienna, February 16, 2012.

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  8. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Austria's Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and Afghan Minister of Counter-Narcotics... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 4 days ago

    Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Yury Fedotov, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Austria's Foreign Minister Michael Spindelegger, French Foreign Minister Alain Juppe and Afghan Minister of Counter-Narcotics...

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  9. United Nations Secretary General , Ban Ki-moon, second from left, and his wife Yoo Soon-taek, left, Austria's President Heinz Fischer, and his wife Margit Fischer, right, pose at the traditional Opera Ball in the state opera in Vienna, Austria on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 4 days ago

    United Nations Secretary General , Ban Ki-moon, second from left, and his wife Yoo Soon-taek, left, Austria's President Heinz Fischer, and his wife Margit Fischer, right, pose at the traditional Opera Ball in the state opera in Vienna, Austria on Thursday Feb. 16, 2012.

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  10. NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom holds a press conference after meeting with UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations headquarters on February 14, 2012 in New York City. Silvan said he spoke to the general secretary about recent... Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 days ago

    NEW YORK, NY - FEBRUARY 14: Israeli Vice Prime Minister Silvan Shalom holds a press conference after meeting with UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon at the United Nations headquarters on February 14, 2012 in New York City. Silvan said he spoke to the general secretary about recent...

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  11. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaks during the Herzliya Conference, in Herzliya, Israel. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, speaks during the Herzliya Conference, in Herzliya, Israel. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.

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  12. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, arrives to Herzliya Conference, in Herzliya, Israel. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 weeks ago

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, arrives to Herzliya Conference, in Herzliya, Israel. Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012.

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  13. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) shakes hands with Israel's opposition leader Tzipi Livni on the sidelines of the annual international conference on security and policy in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2010. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) shakes hands with Israel's opposition leader Tzipi Livni on the sidelines of the annual international conference on security and policy in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2010.

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  14. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech during the annual international conference on security and policy in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2010. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon delivers a speech during the annual international conference on security and policy in Herzliya, north of Tel Aviv, on February 2, 2010.

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  15. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) is seen next to Israel Defence minister Ehud Barak as Ban arrives to deliver his speech at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya near Tel Aviv February 2, 2012. Ban said on Thursday Israel and the Palestinians were running out of time to solve their... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (L) is seen next to Israel Defence minister Ehud Barak as Ban arrives to deliver his speech at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya near Tel Aviv February 2, 2012. Ban said on Thursday Israel and the Palestinians were running out of time to solve their...

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  16. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gestures after delivering his speech at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya near Tel Aviv. February 2, 2012. Ban said on Thursday Israel and the Palestinians were running out of time to solve their conflict and urged them to resume stalled peace talks. Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gestures after delivering his speech at the Herzliya Conference in Herzliya near Tel Aviv. February 2, 2012. Ban said on Thursday Israel and the Palestinians were running out of time to solve their conflict and urged them to resume stalled peace talks.

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  17. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) visits Sapir College near the southern Israeli town of Sderot, a provincial town close to the Gaza Strip border and often in the firing line for rockets February 2, 2012. Dozens of Palestinians threw shoes, sticks and stones at U.N.... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) visits Sapir College near the southern Israeli town of Sderot, a provincial town close to the Gaza Strip border and often in the firing line for rockets February 2, 2012. Dozens of Palestinians threw shoes, sticks and stones at U.N....

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  18. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leaves after visiting a shelter at Sapir College in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, near the Gaza Strip, on February 2, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon leaves after visiting a shelter at Sapir College in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, near the Gaza Strip, on February 2, 2012.

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  19. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during his visit to Sapir College in the southern city of Sderot, near the Gaza Strip, on February 2, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during his visit to Sapir College in the southern city of Sderot, near the Gaza Strip, on February 2, 2012.

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  20. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with Israeli children during his visit to Sapir College in the southern city of Sderot, near the Gaza Strip, on February 2, 2012. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon shakes hands with Israeli children during his visit to Sapir College in the southern city of Sderot, near the Gaza Strip, on February 2, 2012.

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  21. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) and UNRWA chief of Infrastructure and Camp Improvement Department, Munir Manneh, wave as they stand on the roof a building during a visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. ... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (R) and UNRWA chief of Infrastructure and Camp Improvement Department, Munir Manneh, wave as they stand on the roof a building during a visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. ...

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  22. A protester holds a poster that reads in Arabic 'remove the blockade' during a visit by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    A protester holds a poster that reads in Arabic 'remove the blockade' during a visit by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the...

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  23. A Palestinian protester holds a poster that reads in Arabic 'remove the blockade' as UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference during his visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    A Palestinian protester holds a poster that reads in Arabic 'remove the blockade' as UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference during his visit to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters...

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  24. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) addresses the media during a news conference at a U.N.-sponsored housing project in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip February 2, 2012. Dozens of Palestinians threw shoes, sticks and stones at Ban's convoy as it crossed into the Gaza Strip on... Reuters Pictures logo Reuters Pictures 2 weeks ago

    U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (C) addresses the media during a news conference at a U.N.-sponsored housing project in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip February 2, 2012. Dozens of Palestinians threw shoes, sticks and stones at Ban's convoy as it crossed into the Gaza Strip on...

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  25. Palestinian children hold slogans that read in Arabic 'the hospitals lack medicines' during a visit by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small... Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 weeks ago

    Palestinian children hold slogans that read in Arabic 'the hospitals lack medicines' during a visit by UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon to the construction site of a housing project in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on February 2, 2012. Protesters threw shoes, sand and small...

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