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Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Ban ends two-day Swiss visit by spotlighting UN role in facing global challenges

18 November 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wrapped up a two-day visit to Geneva today by meeting staff of the United Nations World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and inaugurating the Human Rights and Alliance of Civilization room at the UN complex in the Swiss city.

Secretary-General celebrates writings and influence of renowned Persian poet

18 June 2008
The writings of Abu Abdullah Jafar ibn Mohammad Rudaki, the poet considered to have laid the foundations of Persian classical literature, should serve as an inspiration to international efforts to combat extremism and attempts to divide peoples and cultures, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.

New UN-backed scheme seeks to boost employment for youth in Middle East

2 June 2008
A new United Nations-backed initiative has been launched to create employment opportunities for young people in the Middle East, where nearly three-quarters of youth are unemployed in some of the region’s countries.

Head of UN unit on inter-cultural understanding looks to the future

27 March 2008
The head of the United Nations campaign for understanding between cultures, known as the Alliance of Civilizations, has visited the Organization’s New York Headquarters to discuss the initiative’s future plans with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other world leaders.

‘Islam vs. West’ a false divide, says Ban Ki-moon

8 February 2008
Continuing an official visit to Chicago in the United States today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for action to correct the prevailing misperception that the West is in engaged in a confrontation with the Muslim world.

Major new initiatives to promote tolerance launched at UN-backed forum

17 January 2008
Projects aimed at promoting understanding among cultures in the areas of media and youth were among the key initiatives launched at the United Nations-backed Alliance of Civilizations Forum, which just concluded in Madrid.
Ban Ki-moon (right) meets with High Representative Jorge Sampaio

Ban Ki-moon leaves Madrid after attending UN Alliance of Civilizations Forum

16 January 2008
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today wrapped up his visit to Madrid, where he opened a United Nations Alliance of Civilizations forum with a call to translate into action lofty pledges of tolerance and cross-cultural friendship to combat extremism and terrorism.
Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses alliance forum

Dialogue only sure way to overcome prejudice, Ban Ki-moon tells Madrid summit

15 January 2008
Highlighting the terrible toll intolerance is taking around the world, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has stressed that fostering dialogue is the only sure way to counter extremism and build cross-cultural understanding.