Ban Ki-moon to examine findings of ex-UN chief`s death

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2013, 15:56

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon will study the findings of an international commission, linked to the death of former UN chief Dag Hammarskjold, who was killed in a 1961 plane crash.

UN chief calls B`desh PM to discuss crisis over poll reforms

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 19:31

Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina on Friday said she seeks a peaceful negotiated settlement of a political crisis over electoral reforms, even as UN chief Ban-Ki-moon called her to discuss the current impasse over the issue.

UN chief asks Israel, Palestinians to overcome scepticism

Last Updated: Friday, August 16, 2013, 17:11

Days after resumption of the much-awaited peace talks between Israel and Palestinians, UN chief Ban Ki-moon on Friday appealed to both sides to overcome "deep scepticism" and avoid actions that risk undermining the negotiations.

Ban Ki-moon encouraged by India-Pakistan efforts to engage in dialogue

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 20:46

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said he was "reasonably encouraged" by the efforts of India and Pakistan to resolve their source of conflict through talks.

Make Rohingya Muslims Myanmar citizens: UN chief

Last Updated: Thursday, July 11, 2013, 10:21

The UN chief is warning Myanmar that it must end Buddhist attacks on minority Muslims in the country`s west if it wants to be seen as a credible nation.

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon arrives in China for high-level talks

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 14:28

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Beijing on Tuesday for high-level talks with Chinese officials on North Korea, Syria and other issues, his spokesman said.

UN chief hails role of science in combating climate change

Last Updated: Saturday, June 8, 2013, 19:16

Science plays a key role in finding new ways to combat climate change, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday.

UN chief slams coup in Central African Republic

Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2013, 14:10

Rebels seized control of Central African Republic`s capital Bangui after President Francois Bozize fled to Cameroon, reports said Sunday.

Taliban may be willing to talk to Afghan govt: UN

Last Updated: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 14:35

Ban cited two statements from the Taliban prompted by a recent UN report on civilian casualties as "perhaps indicating a willingness to engage".

UN Chief calls for probe into human rights conditions in N Korea

Last Updated: Tuesday, January 15, 2013, 16:44

The UN human rights commissioner Navi Pillay has called for an international investigation into decades of serious human rights abuses in N Korea.

UN chief warns of crisis across Africa`s Sahel

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 13:49

The UN chief told the Security Council yesterday that the crisis in Mali, where Islamist groups allied with al Qaeda now control the north, is part of "a sustained, systemic crisis across the entire Sahel region."

UN chief in Cairo for truce negotiations as Gaza death toll shoots up

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 20, 2012, 09:32

UN Chief Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday arrived in Cairo to help broker a ceasefire in the violence-stricken Gaza strip by supporting Egyptian-led efforts to strike peace between Israel and the Palestinian militants.