25/09/2012 | Argentina

CFK's harsh response to IMF: 'Argentina will accept neither pressures nor threats'

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner used the first minutes of her speech before the UN General Assembly to harshly criticize the International Monetary Fund after Christine Lagarde’s warning on Monday. “Argentina will accept neither pressures nor threats,” she said in New York.

25/09/2012 | Argentina

CFK meets with Ban Ki-moon, Morsi

President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner met with her Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Morsi and UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, following her speech at the entity’s general assembly in New York.

07/05/2013 | Argentina

Queen Consort Máxima visits UN, meets Ban Ki-moon

Following the inauguration of Willem-Alexander as Dutch King, Máxima Zorreguieta was in New York as part of her first official visit to the United Nations as Queen Consort of the Netherlands and met with UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon.

12/06/2011 | Argentina

UN's Ban Ki-Moon arrives in Argentina for official visit

UN General Secretary Ban Ki-Moon is set to arrive in Buenos Aires for a two-day official visit, in which he is to meet President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner, amongst other activities.

13/06/2011 | Argentina

Ban Ki-Moon says ESMA visit 'one of the saddest, most moving days of his life'

In the first day of his official visit to Buenos Aires, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon visited the ESMA Navy School of Mechanics, which functioned as a detention centre during the last dictatorship. "This has been one of the saddest and most moving experiences in my life," he said.

10/02/2012 | Argentina

Malvinas: Argentina denounces UK before UN

Foreign Minister Héctor Timerman filed a complaint against the militarization of South Atlantic by the UK before the UN, as Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged both countries to avoid an escalade in the conflict and said the organization would intervene if both nations agree to it.

08/10/2012 | World

Turkish president says 'worst case' unfolding in Syria

Turkish President Abdullah Gul said the "worst-case scenarios" were now playing out in Syria and Turkey would do everything necessary to protect itself, as its army fired back for a sixth day after a shell from Syria flew over the border.

19/11/2012 | World

Ban Ki-moon to meet Netanyahu and Abbas after Egypt talks

30/01/2013 | World

UN's Ban Ki-moon urges end to war in Syria

Denouncing "unrelenting horrors" in Syria's war, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appealed for an end to the violence and more aid to address a situation he said was catastrophic and worsening by the day.

23/07/2012 | World

UN's Ban voices concern on Syria chemical weapons

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today he was concerned about the risk of Syria using chemical weapons after Damascus warned it could deploy its arsenal of them if it felt threatened by foreign intervention.

24/08/2012 | World

New Syria mediator tells UN chief he is 'scared'

Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi told UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon that he was "honored, flattered, humbled and scared" at the prospect of leading international efforts to broker peace in Syria's worsening 17-month conflict.

25/09/2012 | World

'Door for Israeli-Palestinian peace may be closing,' Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said the "door may be closing, for good" on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, saying the continued growth of Jewish settlements undercuts peace.

13/04/2012 | World

UN Ban Ki-moon says North Korea missile ‘deplorable’

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said North Korea's long-range rocket test today was deplorable, in direct violation of U Security Council Resolution 1874, and threatened regional stability.

31/05/2012 | World

Syria on brink of sectarian civil war, West says

Syria is nearing full-blown sectarian civil war that would be catastrophic for the entire Middle East, Western nations said, urging Russia to end its support for President Bashar al-Assad and put pressure on him to stop the bloodshed.

08/06/2012 | World

UN says 7 peacekeepers killed in Ivory Coast

Seven United Nations peacekeepers were killed in an ambush in Ivory Coast while on patrol near the border with neighbouring Liberia, the world body said.

02/03/2012 | World

UN chief speaks of 'grisly reports' from Syria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he had received "grisly reports" that Syrian government forces were arbitrarily executing, imprisoning and torturing people in the battle-scarred city of Homs after rebel fighters had fled.

28/03/2012 | World

UN urges Syria's Assad to implement peace plan

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Wednesday to quickly implement a peace plan that he has accepted which calls for the army to return to its barracks.

05/04/2012 | World

UN says Syria violence worsening as deadline nears

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that Syria's conflict is deepening and attacks on civilian areas show no sign of abating, despite assurances from Damascus that it has begun withdrawing troops under an international peace plan.

02/02/2012 | World

Ban Ki-moon asks Israel to ease up Gaza blockade

UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon asked Israel today to ease up the blockade against the Palestinians after being received by protests crossing from Israel to Gaza.

16/02/2012 | World

Ban Ki-moon sees possible crimes against humanity in Syria

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called on Syrian authorities to stop killing civilians and said potential crimes against humanity were taking place in the country.

23/02/2012 | World

Kofi Annan appointed UN-Arab League envoy to Syria

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby appointed Ban's predecessor Kofi Annan as joint special envoy on the Syrian crisis, the United Nations announced.

19/09/2011 | World

Abbas presses Palestinian UN bid despite warnings

President Mahmoud Abbas told the United Nations' top official he would seek full UN membership for a Palestinian state, a move the United States and Israel warn could lead to disaster and shatter chances for resuming peace negotiations.

01/02/2012 | World

UN Ban Ki-moon urges Israeli goodwill gestures to Palestinians

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged today Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to offer Palestinians goodwill gestures to keep peace talks alive.

02/02/2012 | World

Palestinians throw shoes, stones at UN Ban Ki-moon convoy

Dozens of Palestinians threw shoes, sticks and stones at UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's convoy as it crossed into the Gaza Strip today, protesting against what they saw as a slight against Palestinians jailed in Israel.

17/06/2011 | World

UN council recommends Ban Ki-moon for second term

The Security Council unanimously recommended today that UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon be elected for a second five-year term beginning in January 2012.

21/06/2011 | World

Ban Ki-Moon reelected as UN Secretary General

The 192-nation UN General Assembly unanimously approved a second five-year term for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon beginning January 1, 2012.

06/08/2011 | World

UN to Assad: Military force on civilians must stop

The UN chief told Syrian President Bashar al-Assad on Saturday that he was alarmed by the escalating violence in Syria and demanded that Assad stop deploying the military against civilians.

06/06/2011 | World

Ban Ki-moon asks council to remain as UN chief

Ban Ki-moon formally asked the UN Security Council to support his candidacy for a second five-year term as UN secretary-general, according to a letter.

07/06/2011 | World

Obama backs Ban Ki-moon for new term as UN chief

US President Barack Obama supports UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's bid for a second term and believes he has made important reforms at an institution that is imperfect, the White House said today.

16/06/2011 | World

Russia backs Ban Ki-moon for 2nd UN term

Russia joined other permanent UN Security Council members today in publicly backing UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for a second term.

01/03/2011 | World

UN assembly unanimously suspends Libya from human rights body

The UN General Assembly unanimously suspended Libya's membership in the UN Human Rights Council because of violence by Libyan forces against protesters.

11/05/2011 | World

Ban Ki-moon urges Syria to halt crackdown on unrest

UN Secretary-General urged Syria to halt its military crackdown on protesters and heed calls for reform "before it is too late". Ban, who said he has spoken with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad several times said some promises of change made had fallen short.

11/05/2011 | World

UN chief Ban calls for ceasefire in Libya

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for an "immediate, verifiable ceasefire" in Libya where rebels are fighting to end Muammar Gaddafi's 41 years in power. There was no immediate direct response from the rebels or government.

16/06/2011 | Latin America

Ban Ki-Moon in Brazil rallying for support, Cuba delays re-election

UN Secretary Ban Ki-moon is in Brazil rallying for support for his candidacy for a second term as the head of the United Nations. The trip marks the conclusion of a South American tour that has taken him to Colombia, Argentina and Uruguay.