UNITED NATIONS, July 31 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on the Myanmar leadership to release Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from detention.
NEW YORK, June 29 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will press for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi and other political prisoners on his visit to Myanmar, U.N. News said.
NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is struggling in his attempts to establish himself as a diplomatic peacemaker, sources say.
YANGON, Myanmar, May 21 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, en route to Myanmar, said Wednesday that aid to the stricken country "should not be politicized."
YANGON, Myanmar, May 14 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday the Myanmar government's efforts to aid victims of Cyclone Nargis have fallen "far, far too short."
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- ASEAN foreign ministers in a strongly worded statement asked the military junta in their member country Myanmar to stop the crackdown on its protesters.
UNITED NATIONS, Jan. 8 (UPI) -- U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on Myanmar to free all political prisoners, including democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi.
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.
SEOUL, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has expressed an interest in the job of U.N. secretary-general when Kofi Annan's term expires. Ban made the comment during the weekend, Joong Ang Daily reported Monday.
