Sources: CNN
United Nations secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and liberal candidate Moon Jae-in plan to contest the position vacated by Park Geun-hye. 2016-12-22
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon questions the legality of US plans to strike Syria without UN backing, saying that the use of force is only legal when it is in self-defence or with Security Council authorization. 2013-09-3
Syrian uprising: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Syria has failed in its obligation to pull its troops out of urban areas, according to a peace plan. 2012-04-19
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon calls on the Syrian regime to "stop killing its own people". 2012-01-15
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says Belarus has "seriously violated" the arms embargo against the Ivory Coast, after a delivery of attack helicopters and material to the country. 2011-02-28
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations Gabriela Shalev writes a letter to Ban Ki-moon stating that Israel would use force against a Bolivian-flagged all-female aid ship intending to land near Gaza. 2010-08-21
A leaked United Nations report states that North Korea is exporting nuclear technology to Burma, Iran and Syria. 2010-05-28
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon appoints Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to lead United Nations efforts to combat climate change and global warming. 2010-05-18
The United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is disappointed with Burma's military leaders for their lack of democratic progress in the run up to general elections in the country. 2010-03-26
Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon enters Gaza with the message "we (the United Nations) stand with you (Palestine)", criticises Israel's actions and speaks of his distress at the "unacceptable, unsustainable conditions" endured by Palestinians and the lack of reconstruction of damaged buildings. 2010-03-21