Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon served as the eighth secretary-general of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016, leading the efforts for the Paris Climate Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals. He currently serves as cochair of the Ban Ki-moon Foundation in Vienna, Austria, empowering youth and women to become global citizens for a sustainable future.

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A memo to world leaders: Food security is the basis of global stability

6 days ago // Opinion: Food Security

Opinion: Leaders at the Munich Security Conference must recognize that funding agricultural research and development is an investment in food security, stability, and lasting peace.

Opinion: Time is running out to stop the forces driving a new climate apartheid

over 6 years ago // Climate Change

Ban Ki-moon and Patrick Verkooijen weigh in on what's needed for climate action.

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