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Ban Ki-moon

Ban Ki-moon

8th Secretary-General of the United Nations

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  • Sep 22

    António Guterres warns of global division and AI risks in final UN General Assembly address

    Opening the 81st General Assembly session in New York, the UN Secretary-General urged multilateral controls on technology and warned that geopolitical fractures have widened into chasms.

  • Jul 25

    UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres begins three-day Syria visit, first by a UN chief in 17 years

    António Guterres arrived in Damascus on Saturday for a three-day trip aimed at supporting the country's political transition, more than a year after Islamist-led forces overthrew Bashar al-Assad.

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