Ban Ki-Moon Sworn In
16 December, 2006
Ban Ki-Moon was sworn in on Thursday as the UN’s next Secretary-General, to replace outgoing chief Kofi Annan who has served in the position for the last ten years. In a new practice introduced by himself, Ban was sworn in with his left hand on the UN Charter.
Ban will now have to select his Deputy Secretary-General and the ‘holy trinity‘ of UN Undersecretaries-General – Peacekeeping, Political Affairs and Humanitarian Affairs. Last week, Ban noted that the top three challenges that will face him when he assumes the office on 1 January, 2007 will be ‘reforming the UN secretariat, strengthening the capacity to fill mandates and rebuilding trust among key players’.
For more information, see UNSG.org’s excellent coverage at http://www.unsg.org/wordpress/archives/182.
