8th Secretary-General of the United Nations
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He ran the United Nations for ten years, steering peacekeeping reforms and pushing George W. Bush on climate policy when few others could get in the room. A foreign minister who turned a long-shot bid into the top diplomatic post on earth.
Born 13 June 1944 in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon served as foreign minister from 2004 to 2006 before launching an improbable campaign for UN secretary-general in early 2006. He visited every Security Council member state and turned front-runner fast. Elected 13 October 2006, he took office 1 January 2007 and spent the next decade overhauling peacekeeping operations, pressing Sudan's Omar al-Bashir to accept troops in Darfur, and lobbying Bush relentlessly on global warming. Forbes ranked him the 32nd most powerful person in the world in 2013. He helped push the Paris Agreement to ratification in…
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As a country with similar experiences and foundations, Korea will work side-by-side with Rwanda and the world toward a better future by achieving what Kwibuka teaches us.
Over the past 29 years, Rwandans have demonstrated strong resilience in overcoming the greatest tragedies and, in the process, have inspired the rest of the world.
When we stand together, there is no limit to what we can achieve. Three days ago, young people from many nations stood together in the balcony of this Hall.
[Conchita Wurst] She is an incredible singer and entertainer.
Our world is one of terrible contradictions. Plenty of food but one billion people go hungry. Lavish lifestyles for a few, but poverty for too many others.
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