Jun 23, 2011

UN gives Ban 2nd term with unanimity - INSIDE Korea JoongAng Daily

June 23, 2011

Ban Ki-moon secured a second term as secretary general of the United Nations after the 192 members of the UN General Assembly unanimously re-elected him Tuesday.

The UN Security Council drafted the resolution for the re-election of the former Korean foreign minister on Friday, with the support of all five veto-wielding countries: the United States, China, France, Britain and Russia. Ban won unchallenged.

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