Tag: Ban Ki Moon
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Ban Ki-moon elected BFA chairman
Former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has been elected chairman of Boao Forum for Asia (BFA), replacing former Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda. Founded in 2001, the BFA is a non-governmental and non-profit international organisation committed to promoting regional economic integration and bringing Asian countries closer to their development goals. Chinese Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong…
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Ban Ki-moon bids farewell to UN
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon bid goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at UN Headquarters in New York on Friday, being his last official working day as the UN scribe. The Correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in New York reports that Ban, whose 10-year tenure comes to an end on Dec. 31, was…
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UN Security Council, countries denounce terror attacks in Istanbul
The United Nations (UN) Security Council and many countries in the world have condemned the latest terrorist attacks in Istanbul, Turkey, which killed at least 39 people and injured 155 others. The UN Security Council on Sunday “condemned in the strongest terms the heinous and cowardly terrorist attacks” in a press statement, reaffirming that “terrorism…
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Presidency reacts to Minister of Environment UN announcement
Nigeria’s Presidency has reacted to reports on the alleged appointment of Amina Mohammed, Nigeria’s Minister of Environment, as Deputy Secretary-General (DSG) of the United Nations (UN), saying “she remains our Minister of Environment”. TheNewsGuru reported that the Nigeria’s Minister of Environment is to become the new UN DSG to newly elected UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres,…
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ICT key to poverty reduction – UN boss
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, says access to information and communications technology (ICT) is necessary to address the challenges of poverty and climate change. Ban stated this in his message to the ongoing 11th session of the Internet Governance Forum in Jalisco, Mexico, delivered by Lenni Montiel, Assistant Secretary-General for Economic Development. “I welcome…