Incoming U.N. Chief Ban Pledges to Restore Trust
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 14 -- South Korean diplomat Ban Ki Moon was sworn in Thursday as the United Nations' eighth secretary general in a ritualistic General Assembly ceremony as the United States and other countries  praised Kofi Annan's 10-year stewardship of the world's premier political institution....
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The U.N. nuclear watchdog director said on Monday Iran must take measures well beyond its limited plan for atomic transparency in order to remove distrust in its nuclear intentions.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan said   on Friday Syrian President Bashar al-Assad had promised to   enforce an arms embargo on Hizbollah under a U.N. resolution   that halted Israel's war with the Lebanese group.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan won   a pledge from Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Friday to   help implement a U.N. resolution that halted fighting between   Israel and Lebanon's Hizbollah group, a spokesman said.
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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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UNITED NATIONS, New York For years, Kofi Annan was seen at the United Nations as a Mandela-like figure, a statesman who brought a serene sense of personal confidence and institutional steadiness to the task of settling conflict and a person frequently
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The United Nations inaugurated its new Human Rights Council Monday, vowing to uphold the highest standards of human rights and erase the tarnished image of its predecessor despite lingering doubts about its effectiveness.
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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 t...
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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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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed hope that the U.S. will take a leadership role in combatting climate change &#151; which he said poses as much danger to mankind as war and is likely to fuel future conflicts.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan intends to tell world leaders on Tuesday to respect human  life, whether civilians or prisoners of war in Iraq, villagers  in Sudan or children in northern Uganda or Russia.
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The United Nations should find ways to demonstrate political independence, regain the neutrality it lost after the Sept. 11 attacks and better communicate with the world's 1 billion Muslims, a top U.N. official said Monday.
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South Korea's Ban Ki-moon formally takes the reins of the United Nations Thursday as the institution grapples with internal reforms, volatility in the Middle East and international standoffs over the nuclear ambitions of North Korea and Iran.
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Zalmay Khalilzad, the new U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has been welcomed with open arms by his fellow delegates since he arrived six months ago.
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UNITED NATIONS -- When U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki Moon paid his first official visit to Washington last month, he received the White House version of a seal of approval: a presidential pat on the back and an invitation to phone President Bush whenever he needs help in responding to an international crisis....
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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will visit Algeria on Tuesday to express support for the country after a December 11 twin bombing that killed at least 37 people including 17 U.N. staff, state media reported.
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Secretary-General Kofi Annan  pledged Friday to get to the bottom of any wrongdoing by the  United Nations in the Iraq oil-for-food scandal.