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A United Nations vehicle drives through Kabul on November 5. ...

(AFP/File) — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 12:24:22 GMT

(AFP/File) - A United Nations vehicle drives through Kabul on November 5. As Taliban activity across Afghanistan intensifies, UN chief Ban Ki-moon said about 200 UN expatriate staff would be temporarily relocated outside Afghanistan in the wake of a deadly rebel attack on a guesthouse on October 28 which killed five UN workers.(AFP/File/Nicolas Asfouri)

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, seen November ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:22:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, seen November 2, has been accused by Nepal's ruling parties of political interference after he called for the establishment of a national unity government(AFP/File/Massoud Hossaini)

File photo shows Nepalese security guards on patrol with sniffer ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:22:33 GMT

(AFP/File) - File photo shows Nepalese security guards on patrol with sniffer dogs outside the Parliament building in Kathmandu. Nepal's ruling parties have angrily accused United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon of political interference after he called for the establishment of a national unity government.(AFP/File/Devendra Man Singh)

File picture of United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon. Nepal's ...

(AFP/File) — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:53:36 GMT

(AFP/File) - File picture of United Nations chief Ban Ki-moon. Nepal's ruling parties have angrily accused the UN chief of political interference after he called for the establishment of a national unity government.(AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers speech at the Greek ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:40:17 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivers speech at the Greek Parliament in Athens on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ban is urging developed countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 25-40 percent. Ban described negotiations at next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark as 'complex'. (AP Photo/Phasma, Thanassis Dimopoulos)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, foreground, leaves the podium ...

(AP) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:39:27 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, foreground, leaves the podium escorted by Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou at the Greek Parliament in Athens on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009. Ban in his speech is urging developed countries to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 25-40 percent. Ban described negotiations at next month's climate change summit in Copenhagen, Denmark as 'complex.' (AP Photo/Phasma, Thanassis Dimopoulos)

Herders in China's northern Alxa district. UN Secretary ...

(AFP/File) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 02:05:49 GMT

(AFP/File) - Herders in China's northern Alxa district. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has said the world urgently needs a climate deal out of a summit in Copenhagen next month to forestall forced migration that is already occurring in Asia and Africa.(AFP/File/Peter Parks)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) looks at Caryatid statues ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 16:20:21 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) looks at Caryatid statues during a visit at Acropolis museum in Athens November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE POLITICS)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) gestures in front of ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:19:40 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (L) gestures in front of a Caryatid statue during a visit at Acropolis museum in Athens November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE POLITICS)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looks at a statue during ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:12:02 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looks at a statue during his visit to the Acropolis Museum on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, escorted by Director ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:35 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, escorted by Director of Acropolis Museum Dimitris Patermalis, looks at a 2,500-year-old Caryatid statue during his visit to the Acropolis Museum on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, escorted by Director ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 15:10:05 GMT

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (L) talks with ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:50:24 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (L) talks with visiting U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Athens November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE POLITICS)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon uses earphones during a press ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:41:01 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon uses earphones during a press conference in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. The U.N. chief spoke at an international conference on immigration Wednesday in Greece, where he began a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:40:40 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. The U.N. chief spoke at an international conference on immigration Wednesday in Greece, where he began a two-day official visit. (AP/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (L) talks with ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:39:12 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (L) talks with visiting U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in Athens November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE POLITICS)

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (R) and visiting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:37:59 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (R) and visiting U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (C) prepare to make statements after their meeting in Athens November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE POLITICS)

Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (R) and visiting ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:34:41 GMT

(Reuters) - Greece's Prime Minister George Papandreou (R) and visiting U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon address reporters after their meeting in Athens November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE POLITICS)

Marie Okabe, right, deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:31:06 GMT

(AP) - Marie Okabe, right, deputy spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, shows him a message ahead of a press conference in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. The U.N. chief spoke at an international conference on immigration Wednesday in Greece, where he began a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses reporters during ...

(Reuters) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:30:07 GMT

(Reuters) - U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon addresses reporters during a Global Forum on Migration and Development in Athens November 4, 2009. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis (GREECE HEADSHOT POLITICS SOCIETY)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a statement after his ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:17:47 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a statement after his meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou at the Premier's office in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. The U.N. chief spoke at an international conference on immigration Wednesday in Greece, where he began a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Thanassis Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a statement after his ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:11:31 GMT

(AP) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon makes a statement after his meeting with Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou at the Premier's office in Athens, Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. The U.N. chief spoke at an international conference on immigration Wednesday in Greece, where he began a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, left, and U.N. Secretary-General ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:10:16 GMT

(AP) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, left, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon look up at the sky before their meeting at the Premier's office in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. The U.N. chief spoke at an international conference on immigration Wednesday in Greece, where he began a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, left, and U.N. Secretary-General ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 12:03:56 GMT

(AP) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, left, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon look to the sky at the Premier's office in Athens on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. The U.N. chief spoke at an international conference on immigration Wednesday in Greece, where he began a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, right, and U.N. Secretary-General ...

(AP) — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:55:17 GMT

(AP) - Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou, right, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon make statements at the Premier's office in Athens, Wednesday Nov. 4, 2009. Ban Ki-moon warned that the problem of environmental refugees from developing countries is increasing the pressure for a climate change agreement at an upcoming conference in Copenhagen. The U.N. chief spoke at an international conference on immigration Wednesday in Greece, where he began a two-day official visit. (AP Photo/Thanassis Stavrakis)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) shakes hands with ...

(AFP/POOL) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:21:51 GMT

(AFP/POOL) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown (left) shakes hands with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon prior to their meeting at 10 Downing Street in central London, on November 3. Ban played down hopes for the key Copenhagen summit on climate change Tuesday, suggesting that detail on an agreement may be lacking.(AFP/POOL/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and his wife Sarah ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:59:50 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and his wife Sarah bid farewell to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek (UNSEEN) after their meeting 10 Downing Street in London November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN POLITICS)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) bids farewell ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:58:40 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) bids farewell to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon after their meeting at 10 Downing Street in London November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN POLITICS)

A British police officer, left, guards a lone anti-war protester ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:46:07 GMT

(AP) - A British police officer, left, guards a lone anti-war protester across the street from the official residence of British Prime Minister Gordon Brown during a meeting with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at 10 Downing Street, in central London, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

UN chief Ban Ki-moon (left) and Afghan opposition candidate ...

(AFP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:46:01 GMT

(AFP) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon (left) and Afghan opposition candidate Abdullah Abdullah in Kabul on November 2. The 10 weeks of chaos that dogged Afghanistan's tumultuous election were accompanied by a string of diplomatic blunders that ended with the scrapping of a run-off imposed on President Hamid Karzai.(AFP/Shah Marai)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai with United Nations Secretary-General ...

(AFP/Pool) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:46:01 GMT

(AFP/Pool) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai with United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in Kabul on November 2. The 10 weeks of chaos that dogged Afghanistan's tumultuous election were accompanied by a string of diplomatic blunders that ended with the scrapping of a run-off imposed on Karzai.(AFP/Pool/Ahmad Masood)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and his wife Sarah ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:40:28 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) and his wife Sarah bid farewell to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Yoo Soon-taek (UNSEEN) after their meeting 10 Downing Street in London November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN POLITICS)

Former South African judge Richard Goldstone, who headed the ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:39:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - Former South African judge Richard Goldstone, who headed the inquiry committee into the Gaza war, is pictured at the Human Rights Council at the UN office in Geneva in September. Arab delegates to the United Nations are floating a draft resolution that would require UN chief Ban Ki-moon to bring a damning report on the Gaza war before the Security Council.(AFP/File/Fabrice Coffrini)

Palestinian civilians flee during an Israeli strike on the Gaza ...

(AFP/File) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:39:20 GMT

(AFP/File) - Palestinian civilians flee during an Israeli strike on the Gaza strip town of Beit Lahia in January 2009. Arab delegates to the United Nations are floating a draft resolution that would require UN chief Ban Ki-moon to bring a damning report on the Gaza war before the Security Council.(AFP/File/Mohammed Abed)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (L) bids farewell ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:38:15 GMT

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) poses for photographers ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:33:51 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) poses for photographers as he welcomes U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN POLITICS)

Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and his wife Sarah ...

(Reuters) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:29:33 GMT

(Reuters) - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown (R) and his wife Sarah (L) pose for photographers as they welcome U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (2nd R) and his wife Yoo Soon-taek on the steps of 10 Downing Street in London November 3, 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Winning (BRITAIN POLITICS)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and U.N. Secretary-General ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:24:09 GMT

(AP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, right, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, left, leave following a joint news conference after their meeting at Brown's official residence at 10 Downing Street, in central London, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, and U.N. Secretary-General ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:23:46 GMT

(AP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, participate in a joint news conference following their meeting at his official residence at 10 Downing Street, in central London, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, and U.N. Secretary-General ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:23:09 GMT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, and U.N. Secretary-General ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:22:11 GMT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:42:08 GMT

(AP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, prior to their meeting at his official residence at 10 Downing Street, in central London, Tuesday Nov. 3, 2009. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, pool)

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:41:47 GMT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:41:32 GMT

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown, left, shakes hands with ...

(AP) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:41:07 GMT

Afghan President Hamid Karzai awaits United Nations Secretary ...

(AFP/Pool) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 06:38:51 GMT

(AFP/Pool) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai awaits United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. The Obama administration is pressing Karzai to set up an anti-corruption commission, The New York Times said Tuesday.(AFP/Pool/Ahmad Masood)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai and an honour guard greet United ...

(AFP/Pool) — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 04:10:46 GMT

(AFP/Pool) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai and an honour guard greet United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Presidential Palace in Kabul on November 2. US President Barack Obama signaled a tough new approach to Karzai urging him just hours after his re-election to wipe out corruption amid warnings of hard talks ahead.(AFP/Pool/Ahmad Masood)

Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) meets with United Nations ...

(AFP/Pool) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:20:56 GMT

(AFP/Pool) - Afghan President Hamid Karzai (R) meets with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon at the Presidential Palace in Kabul. Election organisers on Monday declared Karzai president of Afghanistan for another five years, cancelling a run-off which threatened to descend into farce and further destabilise the country.(AFP/Pool/Musadeq Sadeq)

Indepedent Election Commission chairman Azizullah Ludin speaks ...

(AFP) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:17:56 GMT

(AFP) - Indepedent Election Commission chairman Azizullah Ludin speaks during a press conference at the IEC (Independent Election Commission) headquarters in Kabul. Election organisers declared Hamid Karzai Afghan president for a second term, cancelling a one-man presidential run-off following a diplomatic push led by UN chief Ban Ki-moon.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)

VIDEO: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Monday a decision ...

(AFPTV) — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:05:11 GMT

(AFPTV) - VIDEO: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon welcomed Monday a decision to cancel Afghanistan's run-off election and congratulated President Hamid Karzai on being handed a second term in office. Making a surprise visit to Kabul, the UN chief earlier met the president and his rival Abdullah Abdullah, who pulled out of the contest on Sunday. Duration: 00:54(AFPTV)