UNITED NATIONS, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The head of the United Nations says the group must work with the world's parliaments to help the poor during the global economic crisis.
GENEVA, Switzerland, May 19 (UPI) -- The head of the United Nations, speaking at a conference in Switzerland, called for renewed focus to achieve forward progress on disarmament.
BAGHDAD, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, during an unannounced visit Friday to Baghdad, stressed the United Nations remained committed to helping Iraqis.
ALMATY, Kazakhstan, Aug. 26 (UPI) -- The United Nations is calling on participants in the Conference on Interaction and Confidence-Building in Asia to play a larger role in maintaining stability.
BEIJING, July 2 (UPI) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao, in a meeting Wednesday with U.S. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, said that China will support the United Nations.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 19 (UPI) -- The head of the United Nations is pleading for Israelis and Palestinians to stop firing on each other in Gaza.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon promised in Washington to bring reforms to the international organization and urged the world to work towards securing Iraq.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1 (UPI) -- Ban Ki-moon, the new U.N. secretary-general, has appointed an Indian diplomat as his chief of staff and a Haitian reporter to head communications.
NEW YORK, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- Ban Ki-Moon was sworn in Thursday in New York as the next secretary-general of the United Nations.
UNITED NATIONS, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon was approved by acclamation in the General Assembly to become the eighth U.N. secretary-general. Ban, 62, succeeds Secretary-General Kofi Annan when he steps down on Dec. 31 after serving two five-year terms.
