Ban Ki-moon

All countries need to work together to address pressing global challenges and attain the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said here.

Ban said as UN Secretary General, he found Prime Minister Modi as one of the "strongest and staunchest" supporter of the United Nation

Former U.N. chief faces an increasingly rocky political landscape after presidential impeachment

Ban had expressed deep concern about the "deterioration" of the situation along the LoC in Kashmir

Ban delivered stark warnings on two issues at the forefront of international concern - Syria and South Sudan

Ban Ki Moon said he was sure that Trump, who has made worrying statements earlier, will gauge the seriousness of the deal

He praised Italy for its efforts in hosting and rescuing thousands of refugees and migrants

Ban has also condemned the recent terrorist attack on an Indian army base in Jammu and Kashmir's Uri

UNICEF also said that at least 96 children have been killed and 223 wounded in the rebel-held sections of Aleppo

He said he firmly believed in a '50-50 planet'

He toured the island in May 2009 immediately after the Sri Lankan troops defeated the LTTE

He added that drones could be deployed by terrorists to attack nuclear facilities or chemical storage sites

Ban is also scheduled to meet with Brazil's acting President Michel Temer on Friday night

Protests broke out across Kashmir Valley on July 9, a day after Burhan Wani was killed in an encounter

Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants for dozens of journalists including 47 former staff of the Zaman daily

Israel approved plans to build some 560 new houses in the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim, as well as 240 more units throughout occupied East Jerusalem

The tour will take the UN chief to Kuwait, Israel, the Palestinian territories and Jordan

He said he had to consider 'the very real prospect' that millions of other children will suffer grievously if UN Programs were defunded

Till date, 177 Parties have signed, and 17 have ratified the Paris Agreement

He arrived in his home country last week for a six-day visit