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Browse > Home / Let's Be Cynical / I Really Can’t Treat The UN Seriously. Especially With A Frontman Like That November 24, 2009 What is this guy, Ban Ki-Moon, the UN Secretary General, about? Is he for real or what? Should anyone treat him seriously or is he just a stand-up comedian, who comes out before the world media and says funny things, without expecting us to take him seriously? Because I honestly believe that seasoned hacks cannot really treat Ban seriously. I even have a suspicion that most of the delegates at the UN are sniggering quietly, when good old Ban does ... Read Full Story

"Secretary-General, in Message to Mark International Day for Slavery’s Abolition, Says List of Similarly Abhorrent Modern Practices Is ‘Shockingly Long’.  SourceReally?"In our globalized world, new forms of slavery have taken shape.  The list of abhorrent practices, new and old, is now shockingly long, and includes debt bondage, serfdom, forced labour, child labour and servitude, trafficking of persons and human organs, sexual sla... read full » Read Full Story

French President Nicholas Sarkozy and UN chief Ban Ki-moon will be attending the Commonwealth of Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in the Trinidad and Tobago capital Nov 27-29 as special guests, Prime Minister Patrick Manning said. Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen will also attend. Read Full Story

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who last year made an abortive White House bid, said here Wednesday she enjoyed her role as president...of the UN Security Council. "I kind of like being president," she quipped as she chaired a council meeting on sexual violence against women in armed conflict. "So this may go on a little longer than anticipated." Her remarks sparked laughter from her council colleagues and the US chief diplomat beamed when, after she introduced Ban Ki-moon, the UN chief replied with a smile: "Thank you Madam President." Clinton sat in the council chair because her country holds the rotating presidency ... Read Full Story

A Danish sports official says U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon will attend next week's Olympic Congress in Copenhagen. Niels Nygaard, the president of Denmark's national Olympic committee, says Ban will speak at the opening of the Oct. 3-5 meeting. Nygaard says Friday the Danish organizers are "proud" to welcome Ban to Copenhagen. The International Olympic Committee meetings kick off Oct. 1. The following day, the IOC will elect a city that will host the 2016 Olympics. Chicago, Madrid, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo are locked in a tight contest. Following the 2016 vote, the IOC will hold its 23rd Olympic Congress to address issues facing ... Read Full Story