Former UN chief proposed as new Chair of IOC’s Ethics Commission

Ban Ki-moon, a former United Nations (UN) Secretary-General, has been proposed as the new Chair of the Ethics Commission of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) by the committee’s Executive Board.

Ban Ki-moon bids UN farewell

Outgoing UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, in a farewell speech on Monday, said that his tenure as the eight UN scribe was filled with one of the worst challenges for humanity.

UN pays tribute to Ban’s service to humanity

 The UN General Assembly on Monday, paid a glowing tribute to outgoing Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon for his service to humanity over the past decade.

Violence against women ‘serious obstacle’ to sustainable development – UN chief

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says violence against women and girls is serious obstacle to sustainable development and imposed “large-scale costs” on both communities and national economies.

Ban to UN member states: urgently ratify UN conventions against trafficking in women

UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, has urged member states to urgently ratify and fully implement the UN Convention against Transnational Organised Crime and its protocols and the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women.