Ban Ki-moon’s Hushed Power
Ban Ki-moon, who has just marked the half-way point in his five-year term as UN Secretary-General, has so far not been able to attract a large worldwide audience for his activities, for stylistic and other reasons, and also because of the vagaries of UN diplomacy. Nevertheless, in his own quiet way, Ban has accomplished much over the past 30 months.
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NEW YORK – Days after Sri Lanka’s government defeated its long-time foe, the Tamil Tigers, in May, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew into the country’s capital, Colombo, for a 24-hour visit to urge its president to open up its refugee camps to international aid groups. This was another urgent trip by Ban to a war-torn capital, as part of his regular duties as the UN’s chief representative, seeking to uphold peace and restore global comity.