Ban Ki Moon On India

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  UN Chief Ban Ki-Moon Lauds India's Decision To Ratify Paris Agreement

  UN chief Ban Ki-Moon lauded India for its "swift action" over the decision to ratify the Paris pact on climate change, saying he is looking forward to receiving New Delhi's instrument of accession.

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  UN Rejects Assertions Of Ban Ki Moon's Silence On Kashmir

  The UN has strongly rejected assertion that Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has a "vow of silence" on the issue of Kashmir.

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  Buddhism Can Help Nations Tackle Pressing Challenges: UN Chief

  In current times of hateful rhetoric aimed at dividing communities and violent conflicts, the Buddhist teachings of compassion and non-violence can help the international community tackle pressing challenges, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said in his message on the Day of Vesak.

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  India Has A Very Special Place In My Heart: UN Chief

  Describing India as having "a very special place in my heart," UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon recalled that he deliberately chose to begin his diplomatic career in New Delhi, which he saw as an "important and adventurous posting".

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  India's Plan to Cut Emission Shows 'Seriousness' on Climate Change: UN Chief

  India's plan to slash greenhouse gas emissions indicates its "seriousness" in confronting climate change challenges and will help the world "bend" temperature projections for the rest of the century, UN chief Ban Ki-moon has said ahead of the crucial Paris summit.

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  UN Says it Won't Conduct Any Inquiry Against RK Pachauri, Accused of Sexual Harassment

  The United Nations has said it will not inquire into allegations of sexual harassment against RK Pachauri, who resigned as the chairman of its Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on Tuesday.

• Ban Ki-Moon Calls on India to Put Forth Commitments on Climate Change

  United Nations Chief Ban Ki-moon has called on India, the world's third-largest emitter, to spell out its nationally determined commitment on reducing emissions by June, saying a "constructive" role played by it will make a universal climate agreement possible in Paris next year.

• PM Modi Meets UN Chief, Discusses Climate Change, Regional Issues

  UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed gratitude to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's "significant contribution" to peacekeeping operations and voiced admiration for his focus on improving the socio-economic well-being of the country's people.

• PM Narendra Modi Raises Nawaz Sharif's Kashmir Comments With UN Secretary-General

  Prime Minister Narendra Modi objected to Pakistani premier Nawaz Sharif's comments on Kashmir in his meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon today, before his address to the UN General Assembly.

• Ban Ki-moon says that he feels at home in India

  Visiting UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was on Friday conferred an honorary degree of doctor of letters at Jamia Millia Islamia. He told his audience that "when I am in India, I am at home".

• Nambiar appointed as UNSC's special adviser on Myanmar

  Veteran Indian diplomat Vijay Nambiar has been appointed as special adviser on Myanmar, UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon announced today.

• Stop killing your own people: Ban tells Assad

  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.

• Gaza flotilla attack: Israel rejects Ban's call for global probe panel

  Israel on Sunday rejected UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon's call to establish an international panel of inquiry into its raid on the Gaza-bound flotilla last Monday that left nine people dead.