UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is visiting four countries in Asia.
At a training centre for peacekeepers in Indonesia, Mr. Ban gave a lecture on the challenges and opportunities the country and region face when it comes to peacekeeping.
Over the weekend the citizens of Timor-Leste took to the polls to vote for a new president. Results so far show incumbent Jose Ramos-Horta will not be among candidates for a run-off scheduled for April.
The people of the Southeast Asian nation of Timor Leste are voting in their third presidential election since the country gained its independence 10 years ago.
For the first time, the Timorese are managing the entire electoral process with the UN playing a supporting role.
Thirty years ago the Manila Declaration on the peaceful settlement of international disputes was adopted by the UN. Still, with all the conflict in the world today, the Philippine Ambassador says it remains relevant.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will depart this Sunday for a trip that will take him to Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and the Republic of Korea, his spokesperson announced today.
In the mountainous terrain of Azad Jammu and Kashmir in Pakistan, it isn't easy to start a small business. Banks are far away and in bad weather they’re inaccessible by road. Moreover, the poor people here don’t have the collateral for loans or the ability to pay high interest rates.
