POHANG, South Korea, July 11 (Korea Bizwire) – A ceremony to break ground on a U.N. global education center, initiated by former U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, was held at Handong Global University in the country’s southeastern port city of Pohang on Tuesday, with Ban attending. UNAI Korea is building the Ban Ki-moon Global Education [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – On Friday, the 8th United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, made a final commute to his office at the UN headquarters in New York, and will soon be passing the baton to his successor António Guterres. Although he has yet to say the words out loud, the departing Secretary-General made [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon plans to visit North Korea this week, a high-level U.N. source said Sunday, a surprise trip that raises hope for progress in inter-Korean relations and efforts to resolve the North Korean nuclear standoff.’ Ban’s visit to Pyongyang will be the first time in his capacity [...]