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IOM Officially Joins U.N. System

by Jordan Dakamseh | Sep 20, 2016 | World

New York- U.N. Secretary General Ban-Ki Moon and Director General of the International Organization for Migrants (IOM) William Lacy Swing signed an agreement to make the IOM a U.N.-related Organization. The agreement was signed under the virtue of regulation 70/296 on...

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Syrian women hold milk while riding a motorcycle near an informal settlement for Syrian refugees in Bar Elia, Bekaa valley, Lebanon, January 6, 2016. REUTERS/Jamal Saidi

World Leaders Approve New York Plan for Refugees

by Jordan Dakamseh, Najlaa Habriri | Sep 20, 2016 | World

New York, London- U.N. members adopted on Monday Declaration for Refugees and Migrants during a summit on Addressing Large Movements of Refugees and Migrants, which was held in New York. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that this declaration makes it binding for the...

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses members of the news media Sept. 9, 2013, at the United Nations. AP PHOTO

Ban Ki-moon Lauds Saudi Arabia’s Leading Role in Fighting Terrorism

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 19, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Jeddah–Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Naif bin Abdulaziz flew to New York on Sunday to lead Saudi Arabia’s delegation to the 71st session of the United Nations General Assembly, under the directive of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz....

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People cycle past a billboard for the G20 summit in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China, July 29, 2016. REUTERS/Aly Song

Chinese President Launches G20 Summit in Presence of Deputy Crown Prince

by Fadiah Fawzi | Sep 5, 2016 | Saudi Arabia

Hangzhou-Chinese President Xi Jinping launched on Sunday the G20 Nations Summit in the presence of Saudi Deputy Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and world leaders. Speaking at the opening session, the Chinese president said that the global economy has arrived “at a...

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon holds a joint news conference with Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven (not pictured) at the Swedish Government headquarters Rosenbad in Stockholm, Sweden, March 30, 2016. REUTERS/Maja Suslin/TT News Agency

With Talk of Ban Running for South Korean Presidency, his Hometown is Abuzz

by Anna Fifield | Aug 17, 2016 | World

Eumseong, South Korea – Saying that Eumseong likes Ban Ki-moon is a bit like saying that Koreans like kimchi. It’s technically true, but it doesn’t quite capture the strength of the feeling. If you arrive in this backwater south of Seoul by train,...