UN assembly approves 2nd term for Ban Ki-moon

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UNITED NATIONS – The 192-nation U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday unanimously approved a second five-year term for U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon, who analysts and diplomats see as a solid ally of Washington.

 The former South Korean foreign minister, who took over as U.N. secretary-general from his predecessor Kofi Annan in 2007, was re-elected to the world body’s top job by acclamation, effective next Jan. 1.

Ban, 67, was unopposed, making his re-election a virtual certainty after the Security Council last week recommended he continue at the helm of the United Nations. He thanked the U.N. member states for the “great honor” they bestowed on him but later told reporters he had much unfinished business.

Reuters

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UN assembly approves 2nd term for Ban Ki-moon