About Ban
Ban Ki-moon served as the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016. Before that, he was South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from 2004 to 2006. Throughout his UN tenure, he prioritized climate change, sustainable development, conflict resolution and women's empowerment. He promoted the creation of UN Women and increased women in senior UN positions. Born in 1944 in South Korea, he holds degrees from Seoul National University and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government. He speaks Korean, English and French.
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- UN Secretary-General 2007-2016
- Climate change advocacy
- Sustainable development initiatives
- Women's empowerment and gender equality
- Peace and conflict resolution efforts
- South Korean Foreign Minister 2004-2006
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