Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon is former Secretary General of the United Nations and Deputy Chair of The Elders

To Honor the Victims of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 75 Years on, We Must Lay Down Our Nuclear Weapons

This should have been the year we made progress in giving up nuclear arms. ...

This should have been the year we made progress in giving up nuclear arms. It's not too late for the U.S. and Russia to take action

The Thames Barrier in east London is seen fully closed during its annual full test closure. The barrier's gates rotate by 90 degrees into the fully closed defence position stopping the tide going upstream into London.

These 5 Big Changes Are Key for Humanity to Survive a Warming Climate

Hundreds of millions of people are living with the effects of global warmin...

Hundreds of millions of people are living with the effects of global warming – some now irreversible. For those on the frontlines of climate change, developing coping mechanisms is a matter of survival. And yet...

People hold banners as they take part in a march on September 8, 2018 in Marseille, southern France, as part of a global day of action Rise For Climate.

The U.N.'s Climate Report Exposes How Badly Wrong Leaders Like Trump Have Got Climate Change

"President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agre...

"President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Paris Agreement was politically short-sighted, and scientifically wrong"

Kofi Annan, 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations, will give a lecture entitled Looking for a New Global Order at German Foreign Ministry on January 28, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.

'A Monumental Leader': U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon Remembers His Predecessor Kofi Annan

Kofi Annan passed away at the age of 80 on Aug. 18