Ban Ki-Moon: United Nations Secretary-General
As a child in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon wrote a letter to the UN secretary-general regarding the Hungarian uprising against Russia. A few years later in the US, he met President John F Kennedy. From then, Ban desired to work for peace. This title discusses how his further success in these areas attempts to keep the UN relevant in the complex world.
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Ban Ki-Moon: United Nations Secretary-General
As a child in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon wrote a letter to the UN secretary-general regarding the Hungarian uprising against Russia. A few years later in the US, he met President John F Kennedy. From then, Ban desired to work for peace. This title discusses how his further success in these areas attempts to keep the UN relevant in the complex world.
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Ban Ki-Moon: United Nations Secretary-General

Ban Ki-Moon: United Nations Secretary-General

by Rebecca Aldridge
Ban Ki-Moon: United Nations Secretary-General

Ban Ki-Moon: United Nations Secretary-General

by Rebecca Aldridge

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Overview

As a child in South Korea, Ban Ki-moon wrote a letter to the UN secretary-general regarding the Hungarian uprising against Russia. A few years later in the US, he met President John F Kennedy. From then, Ban desired to work for peace. This title discusses how his further success in these areas attempts to keep the UN relevant in the complex world.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781604130706
Publisher: Chelsea House Publishers
Publication date: 02/01/2009
Series: Modern World Leaders Series
Pages: 128
Product dimensions: 6.60(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range: 12 - 17 Years

Table of Contents

Foreword: On Leadership Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. 6

1 War and a Young Boy Named Ban Ki-moon 12

2 The United Nations Begins 16

3 The UN and Its Work 29

4 Who Is Ban Ki-moon? 41

5 The Job of Secretary-General 54

6 Ban Takes Control 74

7 Diplomat to the World 87

Chronology 104

Bibliography 108

Further Reading 120

Index 123

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