Ban Sworn in as U.N. Secretary-General
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Ban Ki Moon was sworn in today as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations, and he pledged to "breathe new life" into an organization that has struggled with corruption and mismanagement scandals and in its response to the U.S.-led war in Iraq.
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UNITED NATIONS -- The UN Security Council's five permanent members yesterday unanimously backed South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon's bid to become the United Nations' next secretary general, making it likely that he will be endorsed next week by the 15-nation council as the world's top diplomat.
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South Korea's Ban Ki-moon took the oath of office as the next secretary-general of the United Nations on Thursday, promising to restore the organization's tarnished reputation and push for peace in the Middle East and Darfur.
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Comment is free: Jonathan Steele: After six months in the job, the UN secretary general should be taking the lead, but his record so far is underwhelming.
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Togo's Faure Gnassingbe was formally sworn  in as president on Monday after his father's sudden death,  despite strong condemnation from former colonial power France  and African leaders who branded the succession  unconstitutional.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Beirut Monday at the start of a Mideast tour to strengthen the cease-fire in Lebanon, saying it was "a very critical time" for the country.
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Hamid Karzai was sworn in Tuesday as Afghanistan&#39;s first popularly elected president, opening a new chapter for the impoverished country, which became a haven for international
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The ruling generals in Myanmar have agreed to the first visit by the UN's top human rights official in four years, the United Nations said on Monday.
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit Friday to Afghanistan, where he met with President Hamid Karzai and the commander of NATO troops.
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The U.N. General Assembly divided peacekeeping into two departments Friday, a victory for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon after months of negotiations to overhaul management of the overburdened operations.
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The former security chief of Nagorno-Karabakh was sworn in Friday as the new president of the Armenian-controlled breakaway region.
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UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon issues a warning to the world.
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The United Nations officially began a new peace-keeping effort in a ceremony that transferred power from the African Union.
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon made a surprise visit to Kabul on Friday to hold talks with President Hamid Karzai ahead of a conference in Rome next week that will seek ways to improve law and order in Afghanistan.
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South Korean Ban Ki-moon takes the oath of office as the eighth U.N. secretary-general at a ceremony in the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, less than three weeks before he assumes the post from Kofi Annan.
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Kofi Annan had some strong words Monday for the United States in his farewell speech as secretary-general of the United Nations.
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UNITED NATIONS -- When U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon first approached President Bush at the White House in January to muster support for a U.N. climate-change initiative, the president's response was cool: An impatient Bush reminded Ban that he did not want to restrain U.S. industries, and that...