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Ban Ki-moon vows to restore trust in United Nations
South Korea's Ban Ki-moon, who has just been sworn in as the next secretary-general of the United Nations, pledged on Thursday to restore trust in the world body. At a news conference shortly after a swearing-in ceremony, Ban said he foresees his future work at the helm of the UN falling into three areas: strengthening the UN through enhanced consolidation and coordination, building a staff that is better qualified to meet global challenges and restoring trust in the organization. "The UN needs to restore confidence and trust from member states and other major stakeholders," even though it has been playing an instrumental role in keeping international peace and security, he said. Besides, "there is some distrust and gap of trust among member states and between member states and the secretariat," he added, pledging to play a bridge role between divergent opinions and groups. "I am a man of mission and my mission could be dubbed ' operation restore trust,' Ban said. "I hope this mission is not a mission impossible." Posted by: Fred 2006-12-15 |
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