Read more Ban Ki-Moon stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/30789/ban-ki-moon.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:52:06 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72677/col-sanders-impersonator-punks-un.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Colonel Sanders lookalike got a diplomat’s welcome at the United Nations, somehow tricking the security guards into letting him in, UN officials sheepishly admitted. Once inside, the KFC mascot met with UN General Assembly President Ali Treki of Libya, even getting his picture snapped shaking hands beneath the assembly’s...http://www.newser.com/story/72677/col-sanders-impersonator-punks-un.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 27 Oct 2009 14:03:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72191/un-to-sack-half-of-afghan-election-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe United Nations learned "quite a painful lesson" from the widespread fraud in Afghanistan's August election, and aims to rout out corrupt voting supervisors next time around, Ban Ki-Moon said yesterday. The UN secretary-general said more than half of the election officials should be removed before next month's runoff election...http://www.newser.com/story/72191/un-to-sack-half-of-afghan-election-officials.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 8:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72094/karzai-accepts-un-recount-runoff-looms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamid Karzai will bow to international pressure and accept the results of a UN-backed recount of Afghanistan's presidential election, US and European officials tell the New York Times . The incumbent will publicly acknowledge he fell short of 50% of the first-round vote as early as today, setting the stage for...http://www.newser.com/story/72094/karzai-accepts-un-recount-runoff-looms.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 4:41:40 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70007/obama-vows-new-us-resolve-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama declared the United States a serious partner in combating global warming today, telling world leaders at the UN, "We understand the gravity of the climate threat. We are determined to act. And we will meet our responsibility to future generations." In brief remarks at a high-level climate summit...http://www.newser.com/story/70007/obama-vows-new-us-resolve-on-climate-change.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 22 Sep 2009 10:17:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/67250/taliban-battle-police-in-kabul-on-election-eve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTaliban fighters wearing explosive-laced vests stormed a government-run bank in central Kabul today, precipitating an hours-long shootout with Afghan forces 24 hours before the presidential election. A Taliban source said that 20 militants had entered Kabul, a day after a suicide bomb and a rocket attack rocked the capital. Afghan...http://www.newser.com/story/67250/taliban-battle-police-in-kabul-on-election-eve.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 19 Aug 2009 6:32:25 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64314/uns-invisible-man-ban-struggles-to-prove-himself.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHalfway through his term as UN secretary-general, Ban Ki-Moon is best known for his low profile, reports the Wall Street Journal . The Korean is praised in many quarters as a fine administrator with strong principles, but his pronouncements often go unnoticed, to the frustration of UN officials who fear his...http://www.newser.com/story/64314/uns-invisible-man-ban-struggles-to-prove-himself.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 6:54:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63449/un-chief-meets-junta-leader-in-burma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBan Ki-moon arrived in Burma today and is holding talks with the military junta to secure the release of Aung San Suu Kyi, the BBC reports. The UN secretary general told the Burmese generals that he wants "to contribute, to work together, for peace and prosperity"—but that the regime...http://www.newser.com/story/63449/un-chief-meets-junta-leader-in-burma.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 03 Jul 2009 4:35:08 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62899/secret-envoy-paves-way-for-burma-visit-by-un-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA UN special envoy began a secret trip to Burma today to pave the way for a possible visit by Ban Ki-moon, the secretary general, that would be politically delicate because of the continuing trial of imprisoned opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Human rights groups are urging Ban not...http://www.newser.com/story/62899/secret-envoy-paves-way-for-burma-visit-by-un-chief.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 26 Jun 2009 5:54:23 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61961/clinton-named-un-special-envoy-to-haiti.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBill Clinton has officially been named UN special envoy to Haiti, the Christian Science Monitor reports. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon awarded Clinton the $1-per-year post today, noting that “No one is better placed for this mission. He knows the country, he loves the people, and they love him.” Clinton...http://www.newser.com/story/61961/clinton-named-un-special-envoy-to-haiti.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 15 Jun 2009 21:23:51 CDT