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Warfare devastates not only cities but also the environment. Explosions and burning fuel release pollutants. This creates toxic fog and acid rain. These events alter local weather. Scientists warn of bigger impacts on overall weather patterns. Long-term climate consequences are a serious concern.

On International Day of the Girl Child, UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon on Sunday called on the world to give girls all the opportunities they deserve as they mature to adulthood.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has always welcomed direct discussions between India and Pakistan, his spokesperson has said as he reiterated the UN chief's call to all parties to exercise restraint amid growing tensions in Kashmir following the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani.

India has made great strides to improve hygiene and public health, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said while lauding Prime Minister Narendra Modi for "breaking taboos" by making sanitation a national priority.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon stressed that governments must use scientific data to mobilise resources and take action against the global threat.

Decrying the recent attacks against women and girls around the world, Ban stressed that "violence against women is a peace and security issue. It is a human rights issue. It is a development issue."

Bollywood’s top ten have been invited by the Ambanis to meet UN Sec Gen Ban Ki-moon

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expects India and Italy to resolve their standoff over the marine issues constructively and in compliance with their international obligations.

Speaking at the High Level LGBT Core Group Event, the secretary general of the UN Ban ki-Moon pushed for equal rights for the community and urged government to end discrimination – something India has been struggling to do so.

It’s not widely known outside his friends circle, but UN secretary general ban ki moon really likes a crisp “naan”.

In a strongly worded statement, United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has asked Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to immediately stop violence against his own people.

UN chief Ban Ki-moon has asked India and Pakistan to resolve their issues peacefully and through dialogue, against the backdrop of continued ceasefire violations by Pakistan.

Secretary general Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday the United Nations would play a role in resolving the situation in Kashmir only when both India and Pakistan wanted it to step in.

The UN Secretary-General has said that the outpouring of grief around the world following his death is a testament of the respect for Kalam.

A retired Indian Army Lieutenant General is part of a 14-member high-level panel appointed by UN chief Ban Ki-moon to assess the current and future needs of the world body's peacekeeping architecture.

The Asian Group at the UN met in New York on June 6, and endorsed "by acclamation'' the candidature of UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon for a second term.

UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon on Sunday assured quake-hit Nepal that the world body will mount a major relief effort and support it in dealing with the humanitarian crisis.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Christiana Figueres of Costa Rica to be the next head of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).

Ban Ki-moon is on a three-day visit to India and will attend a convocation function at the university in Delhi on Friday morning.

The United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, on Sunday, met the Pakistan Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif.