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Home Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Priorities Biography On the job Daily schedule All statements Major speeches "Off the Cuff" Remarks Reports/articles Ethical standards Public disclosure Travel The Team Deputy Secretary -General Management group Representatives & envoys Messengers of Peace Speaking to the media Press conferences The Spokesperson Statements Press briefings Resources Photos Video links About the job Secretary-General's role Appointment process Former Secretaries-General Biographies, useful links UN Home Main page	Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand brief the media following the launch of the “Network of Men Leaders” to end violence against women, 24 November 2009 LATEST HEADLINES General Assembly President expresses concern at Swiss ban on minarets 02 December 2009 – The President of the General Assembly today added his voice to a chorus of United Nations concern over the weekend referendum in Switzerland which outlawed the erection of new minarets. FULL STORY>> Ban names Ibrahim Gambari as new head of joint UN-AU force in Darfur 02 December 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon seeks to appoint veteran Nigerian diplomat Ibrahim Gambari, who has most recently served as his top envoy to Myanmar, as the new head of the joint African Union-United Nations peacekeeping mission in Darfur, it was announced today. FULL STORY>> UN efforts to boost military confidence in Cyprus have not borne fruit, says Ban 02 December 2009 – Although the situation in the buffer zone separating the Greek Cypriot and Turkish Cypriot sides of Cyprus has remained calm, efforts by the United Nations peacekeeping mission on the Mediterranean island to further talks on military confidence-building measures have not borne fruit, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said. FULL STORY>> More stories on Secretary-General's activities	I call on men and boys everywhere to join us. Break the silence. When you witness violence against women and girls, do not sit back. Act. Advocate. Unite to change the practices and attitudes that incite, perpetrate and condone this violence. Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of us – men and boys - refuse to tolerate it. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in remarks at launch of Network of Men Leaders to End Violence Against Women, 24 November 2009 My priorities as Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon outlines his vision of a stronger UN for a better world. “I am determined to make progress on the pressing issues of our time, step by step, by building on achievements along the way, working with Member States and civil society.” more>> Latest speeches Remarks to Women's International Forum Remarks on the International Day of Solidarity With the Palestinian People Remarks at Joint Press Conference with the Prime Ministers of Trinidad and Tobago, Australia, and Denmark, plus the Secretary-General of the Commonwealth Opening remarks at joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Afghanistan Remarks to Commonwealth Summit Meeting with Small Island Developing States, (SIDS) Statement on Afghanistan Global Impact and Vulnerability Alert System (GIVAS): Secretary-General proposes an alert system to fill information gaps between point when global crises affect vulnerable populations and when information reaches decision makers Background Video Advancing global health: Secretary-General convenes a Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis Food security Secretary-General's High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis
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