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