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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 528

Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon, former UN secretary general, poses for a portrait in Tel Aviv, Israel, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)
June 23, 2023, 10:20 am
Israel on verge of apartheid, hopes for peace ‘fading away,’ says former UN chief
Ban Ki-moon calls for military to exercise restraint amid uptick in violence; ex-Irish president says situation worse than under previous government, as the two visit Israel
By AP and ToI Staff
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres attends a joint news conference with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov following the talks in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, May 12, 2021. (Maxim Shemetov, Pool via AP)
June 8, 2021, 8:07 pm
UN Security Council unanimously backs Guterres for second term as chief
15-member council adopts resolution endorsing incumbent secretary-general to be world’s top diplomat for another five years starting January 1, 2022
By Edith M. Lederer
This file photo taken on September 7, 2016 shows UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon at ASEAN-UN Summit in Vientiane. (AFP / YE AUNG THU)
July 4, 2020, 1:07 am
Group of former world leaders warn against Israel’s annexation plan
The Elders, an organization founded by Nelson Mandela and which includes the previous UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon, say EU should continue pressuring Jerusalem against move
By AP and ToI Staff
US ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley attends a UN Security Council meeting, at United Nations Headquarters in New York, on April 13, 2018. ( AFP PHOTO / HECTOR RETAMAL)
September 15, 2018, 4:25 am
US wants to toughen UN response to peacekeeper misconduct
Representatives of international body are facing a damaging wave of allegations of sex abuse and of failing to come to the aid of civilians caught up in violence
By AFP
The Security Council Chamber as Zeid Ra’ad Al-Hussein (shown on screen), UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, addresses via video conference the Council's open debate on the victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East on March 27, 2015, in New York. (UN photo)
July 9, 2018, 7:21 pm
UN failing to recognize, fight anti-Semitism, watchdog charges
UN Watch report accuses world body of engaging in ‘softcore Holocaust denial,’ calls on Guterres to push reforms that will help combat Jew hatred worldwide
By Raphael Ahren
Former United Nations (UN) secretary-general Kofi Annan poses during a photo session in Paris, December 11, 2017. (JOEL SAGET/AFP)
December 12, 2017, 4:57 pm
Leaders needed to fix global ‘mess,’ says Kofi Annan
Members of The Elders group speak about the state of international affairs in the era of the Trump administration
By Katy Lee and Adam PLOWRIGHT
Illustrative: Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon teaches reporters how to stab a Jew, with a teaching aid commonly found in Palestinian schools. (Loey Felipe)
January 14, 2017, 3:21 pm
UN-wavering: Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations expects better partners in 2017
US abstention on Resolution 2334 had Danny Danon bitterly disappointed — but with Trump and Guterres incoming, he sees cause for new optimism
By Cathryn J. Prince
UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference in Rome, October 6, 2016. (AFP/Alberto Pizzoli)
January 9, 2017, 12:08 pm
Former UN chief ‘very concerned’ Iran violating arms embargo — report
At end of his term, Ban Ki-moon said Tehran’s supply of weapons to Hezbollah could defy resolution guiding 2015 nuclear agreement
By ToI Staff
Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses UN delegates at the General Assembly December 12, 2016, at the United Nations in New York. (AFP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
January 1, 2017, 10:57 pm
Guterres takes reins of UN amid worries over US support
As world faces global crises, new chief expresses concerns about Trump, urges New Year’s resolution: ‘Put peace first’
By Edith M. Lederer
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the Associated Press during an interview, in Marrakech, Morocco, November 16, 2016. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
January 1, 2017, 12:44 am
In shadow of Syria, Ban Ki-moon ends a decade as UN chief
A key figure in 2015 climate accord, outgoing secretary-general laments role of world leaders in ongoing wars and crises
By Edith M. Lederer
Incoming UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses UN delegates at the General Assembly December 12, 2016, at the United Nations in New York. (AFP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)
December 29, 2016, 6:50 am
New UN chief wants to meet Trump ‘as soon as possible’
Antonio Guterres says he is set on establishing ‘constructive dialogue’ with incoming US administration, amid president-elect’s jabs at world body
By AFP and ToI Staff
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the Associated Press during an interview, in Marrakech, Morocco, November 16, 2016. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)
December 24, 2016, 3:51 am
UN chief: Security Council resolution on settlements showed ‘leadership’
Ban Ki-moon hails ‘significant step,’ urges Israeli, Palestinians to get back to negotiating table
By ToI Staff
This picture taken on December 19, 2016 in Ankara shows guests leaving a gallery as a gunman holds a weapon, during an attack where Andrey Karlov, the Russian ambassador to Ankara, was shot. (AFP/ Hurryet/Hasim KILIC)
December 20, 2016, 12:32 am
Netanyahu condemns ‘brutal’ killing of Russia’s Ankara envoy
PM says ambassador’s murder serves as ‘stark reminder’ of imperative to remain united in fighting terrorism
By ToI Staff
Civilians from the remaining rebel-held pockets of eastern Aleppo are evacuated from the embattled city by bus on December 19, 2016. (AFP/George Ourfalian)
December 19, 2016, 6:27 pm
UN unanimously backs sending observers to Aleppo
With Russia’s support, Security Council adopts resolution to monitor evacuations of remaining civilians trapped in besieged Syrian city
By Carole LANDRY
A Syrian man walks past a bulldozer removing rubble from a road as Syrian pro-government forces re-open a street in Aleppo's old city that was formerly barricaded, dividing the government-held and rebel-held areas, on December 17, 2016. (Youssef Karwashan/AFP)
December 18, 2016, 5:03 am
UN Security Council to vote Sunday on Aleppo observers
As thousands look to flee besieged areas of war-ravaged city, French proposal aims to ‘avoid another Srebrenica’ massacre after the fighting
By Carole LANDRY
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