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Ban’s upcoming travels take him to Geneva, Quebec City and Boston

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be traveling to Geneva next week for talks regarding the situation in Georgia, followed by a trip to Quebec City later in the week and then a visit to Boston at the end of this month.

Development and social cohesion focus of Chilean stop during Ban Ki-moon tour

The struggle for economic development, the need to do more to tackle climate change and the value of greater social cohesion were all spotlighted today by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he travelled to Chile, the second stop on his tour to South America.

Secretary-General to depart on two-week visit to Europe

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will depart this weekend for a two-week trip to Europe that will take him to Switzerland, Italy, Portugal, Belgium and the United Kingdom, a spokesperson for the world body announced today.

Secretary-General heads to Turkey, Kenya, Ethiopia and Switzerland

Secretary-General Kofi Annan will speak about the need for dialogue among civilizations, climate change, development and biotechnology on different stops of his upcoming trip to Turkey, Kenya, Ethiopia and Switzerland, a United Nations spokesman announced today.

Annan arrives in Uruguay to attend Ibero-American Summit

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, today to attend the Ibero-American Summit, which he will address on its opening day tomorrow.

Secretary-General to attend Ibero-American summit in Uruguay

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan will leave tomorrow for Montevideo, Uruguay to attend the Ibero-American Summit, his office announced Tuesday.

Technical hitch forces Annan to delay visit to Caribbean nations by a day

Secretary-General Kofi Annan has postponed his official visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic by a day because of technical problems with the aircraft he was to travel in and will now depart New York tomorrow.

Annan to make official visit to Haiti and the Dominican Republic

Secretary-General Kofi Annan travels tomorrow to Haiti and the Dominican Republic for an official visit during which he will hold talks with the political leadership of the Caribbean neighbours and senior officials and commanders from the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH).

In Germany, Annan opens new UN complex, praises Government’s support

Opening a new complex to house United Nations offices in Germany, Secretary-General Kofi Annan today praised the central role support for the world Organization has long played in German foreign policy.

Annan stresses energy security and its environmental consequences ahead of G-8 Summit

United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan today called for next week’s Group of Eight Summit in Russia to focus on what energy security means for people living in developing countries and also to address the environmental consequences of energy consumption – especially the current “overwhelming and deeply entrenched reliance on fossil fuels.”