Ban Ki-moon

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

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Ban Ki-moon: Refugees Deserve More From Us

The former U.N. Secretary General calls on leaders to step up and deliver a global resettlement programme on a meaningful scale

By Ban Ki-moon July 26, 2021

75 Years After Hiroshima, It's Time to Disarm Nuclear Weapons

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

By Ban Ki-moon August 4, 2020

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 warming – some now irreversible. For those on the frontlines of climate change, developing coping mechanisms is a matter of survival. And yet...

By Ban Ki-moon September 10, 2019

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 Agreement was politically short-sighted, and scientifically wrong"

By Ban Ki-moon October 8, 2018

'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

By Ban Ki-moon August 23, 2018
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