Tag: Ban Ki-moon

• Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 18:36 UTC

  Falklands’ sovereignty “is not negotiable. Period”, says British PM Cameron

  

  British Prime Minister, David Cameron, sent a clear message on Wednesday during a Parliamentary speech regarding Argentina’s claim over the Falkland/Malvinas Islands as the British leader stated that sovereignty “is not negotiable. Period!”

• Wednesday, June 15th 2011 - 02:38 UTC

  Argentina’s lessons from ‘dirty war’, apply today to Syria, said Ban Ki-moon

  

  United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has urged that the lessons learned from Argentina’s turn from dictatorship to democracy be applied widely, particularly in North Africa and the Middle East, and he called on Syria to allow humanitarian aid into areas affected by ongoing violence.

• Monday, June 13th 2011 - 22:02 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon celebrates birthday on an Argentine coach and with ‘alfajores’

  

  On the day of his 67th birthday, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his delegation arrived in Buenos Aires by coach after having landed in the northern city of Cordoba.

• Monday, June 13th 2011 - 21:56 UTC

  Argentina asks more support from Ban Ki–moon for Malvinas sovereignty claim

  

  President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, CFK, renewed the Argentine claim of sovereignty over the Malvinas Islands before UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, who’s visiting the country on his birthday.

• Monday, June 13th 2011 - 11:33 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon in Argentina; Falklands/Malvinas question on the table

  

  UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon is in Buenos Aires for a two-day official visit and will be meeting President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Monday morning. Foreign Affairs minister Hector Timerman is expected to bring up the “question of Falklands/Malvinas”.

• Saturday, June 11th 2011 - 10:09 UTC

  Colombia signs landmark “Victims Law” to redress victims of internal conflict

  

  Colombia's President Juan Manuel Santos signed into law Friday a landmark “Victims' Law” aimed at redressing the estimated 4 million victims of the country's long-running internal running conflict.

• Friday, June 10th 2011 - 02:45 UTC

  UN chief leaves for a round of four-nation South American visit

  

  Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon leaves New York on Friday for a week-long trip that will take the United Nations chief to Colombia, Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil, the UN press office reported.

• Thursday, June 9th 2011 - 02:46 UTC

  UN calls to protect world’s oceans for future generations

  

  United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today (Wednesday June 8) called on all governments and peoples to play their part to ensure that the world’s oceans are protected for future generations, warning that they face major threats in the years ahead.

• Thursday, June 9th 2011 - 01:58 UTC

  UK supports Ban Ki-moon for second mandate as UN Secretary General

  

  United Kingdom Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Wednesday his support for Ban Ki-moon's candidacy for a second term as Secretary General of the United Nations. Ban Ki-moon announced his candidacy for re-election on Monday. His first term ends on 31 December 2011.

• Wednesday, June 8th 2011 - 06:40 UTC

  Ban Ki-moon receives US support for his UN Secretary General second term

  

  US President Barack Obama supports UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's bid for a second term and believes he has made important reforms at an institution that is imperfect, the White House said on Tuesday.