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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika (R) walks past a republican guard on his way for receiving Secretary general of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon (not pictured) in Algiers City 18 December 2007. Ki-Moon is on an official one-day visit to Algeria. Algerian President Abdelaziz Boutef
Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni, center, welcomes World Bank President Jim Yong Kim, left, and United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, right, to the State House in Entebbe, Uganda Friday, May 24, 2013. Ban told a news conference in Uganda Friday that he expects regional leaders to find solutions as eastern Congo once again moves into another phase of hostilities sparked partly by the U.N.'s deployment of new peacekeepers authorized to attack rebels. Uganda's president Yoweri Museveni,
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Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of Algeria, signs a guest book before meeting with United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon during the United Nations Climate Change Summit September 22, 2009 at UN headquarters in New York. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, President of
Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, signs the guestbook in Villa Eikenhorst, Wassenaar, The Netherlands, on May 23, 2013. Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-Gene
Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) meets Jan Eliasson Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations in Villa Eikenhorst, Wassenaar, The Netherlands,on May 23, 2013. Dutch King Willem-Alexander (L) mee
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika gives a speech marking the 'World Environment Day' in Algiers 05 June 2006. The United Nations awarded Bouiteflika as the Environment Man of Year 2006. Algiers was designated as the 'World Enivronmental Capital' for celebrations under the slogan, 'Dont desert Drylands'. Algerian President Abdelaziz Boutef
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visits the Rwanda Demobilization and Reintegration Commission (RDRC) in Kigali, Rwanda Thursday, May 23, 2013, after arriving from Congo. The U.N. chief is traveling to Congo, Rwanda and Uganda, and specifically to Goma in Congo, for the first time since the Security Council authorized the creation of a new intervention brigade, which will be based in that city and will have an aggressive mandate allowing the peacekeepers to engage the M23 rebels stationed just north of the city. United Nations Secretary-General Ba
World Bank group President Dr. Jim Yong Kim, right, speaks during a press conference as United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looks on, in Goma, eastern Congo, Thursday, May 23, 2013. The U.N. chief arrived Thursday in Goma, hours after a rebel group fighting government forces nearby said they would impose a cease-fire to allow the visit to proceed. The M23 rebels and the Congolese army began fighting three days ago just north of Goma, ending a nearly six-month-long truce. World Bank group President Dr. Jim
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon greets children as he visits the Heal Africa hospital in Goma, eastern Congo, Thursday, May 23, 2013. Ban arrived Thursday in Goma, hours after a rebel group fighting government forces nearby said they would impose a cease-fire to allow the visit to proceed. The M23 rebels and the Congolese army began fighting three days ago just north of Goma, ending a nearly six-month-long truce. United Nations Secretary-General Ba
French President Jacques Chirac (L) speaks with Algerian counterpart Abdellaziz Bouteflika, 21 March 2002, at a meeting on African development aside the United Nations conference on global aid to the poor in Monterrey. World leaders called for a global mobilization against poverty but got a stark warning from UN chief Kofi Annan that the campaign could flop if they fail to cough up more money. French President Jacques Chirac (L)
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, left, and World Bank President Dr. Jim Yong Kim, right, pose for a picture with Congo's President Joseph Kabila, at the presidency in Kinshasa, Congo, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four, officials said, in an apparent spillover from three days of fighting raging north of the city. The U.N. secretary-general arrived in Congo's capital far to the west for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma, where a new U.N. military brigade is being formed to attack rebel groups and bring stability to the mineral-rich region. United Nations Secretary-General Ba
The town of Kanyaruchinya is seen from the last United Nations peacekeeper outpost along the road leading north, into M23 rebel territory, from Goma in eastern Congo, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon arrived in Congo's capital far to the west for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma, where a new U.N. military brigade is being formed to attack rebel groups and bring stability to the mineral-rich region. The town of Kanyaruchinya is seen f
Medical personnel treat a wounded person after a mortar exploded in a neighborhood of Goma, eastern Congo, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A mortar round exploded in Goma, a city in eastern Congo which has been in the crosshairs of this country's latest rebellion, officials said Wednesday, as the United Nations secretary-general arrived in Congo's capital for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma. The mortar killed one person and injured four in the Ndosho neighborhood inside Goma, said Madnodje Mounoubai, a spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo. Medical personnel treat a wounded p
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon, left, talks with Congolese Foreign Affairs Minister Raymond Tshibanda as he is received on arrival at the airport in Kinshasa, Congo, Wednesday, May 22, 2013. A mortar round exploded in Goma, a city in eastern Congo which has been in the crosshairs of this country's latest rebellion, officials said Wednesday, as the U.N. secretary-general arrived in Congo's capital for a two-day visit expected to take him to Goma. Rebels with the M23 movement continued fighting with government forces just north of Goma on Wednesday in a third day of fighting after a nearly six-month lull, a rebel spokesman said by telephone. United Nations Secretary-General Ba
Margaret Chan, director-general of the WHO, arrives for an update meeting on the Influenza A (H7N9) situation during the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. Margaret Chan, director-general of
Keiji Fukuda, assistant director-general for Health Security and Environment of the WHO, waits for the start of an update meeting on the Influenza A (H7N9) situation during the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. Keiji Fukuda, assistant director-ge
Margaret Chan (2nd R), director-general of the WHO, addresses the delegates next to Li Bin, National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, during an update meeting on the Influenza A (H7N9) situation during the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. Margaret Chan (2nd R), director-gen
Li Bin (R), minister for National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, waits with Liang Wannian, Director-General of the Chinese team leader of China-WHO Joint Mission on H7N9, for the start of an update meeting on the Influenza A (H7N9) situation during the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. Li Bin (R), minister for National H
Li Bin, minister for National Health and Family Planning Commission of China, waits for the start of an update meeting on the Influenza A (H7N9) situation aside of the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. Li Bin, minister for National Healt
Slides are seen during an update meeting on the Influenza A (H7N9) situation during the 66th World Health Assembly of the World Health Organization (WHO) at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. Slides are seen during an update me
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, gestures during an interview with Reuters at the 66th World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's (WHO) 194 Member States and is its highest decision-making body. This year marks the 66th World Health Assembly, which takes place from May 20 to 28, 2013. Jim Yong Kim, President of the Worl
Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, listens before his address to the 66th World Health Assembly at the United Nations in Geneva May 21, 2013. The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's (WHO) 194 Member States and is its highest decision-making body. Jim Yong Kim, President of the Worl
Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tuomioja (C) holds a bouquet of flowers he received from Palestinian children during his visit to Palestinian University in Gaza City May 21, 2013. During his visit to Gaza on Tuesday, Tuomioja announced an additional 1.5 million euros ($1.93 million) to the General Fund of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) to support UNRWA's regular programme to Palestinian refugees, UNRWA said. Finland's Foreign Minister Erkki Tu
An Indian member of the Friends of Snakes Society displays a snake to Indian youth on International Biodiversity day in Hyderabad on May 21, 2013. The United Nations has proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. An Indian member of the Friends of
Afghan drug addict, Abdul Rahman ,44, smokes opium as his children watch him at his home in Laghman province on May 21, 2013. The number of Afghan heroin addicts tripled to 150,000, according to the United Nations, with 230,000 people using opium in 2012. Afghan drug addict, Abdul Rahman ,4
An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy stands on the roof of a Jewish seminary, overlooking worshippers taking part in a special priestly blessing for holiday of Passover at the Western Wall, in Jerusalem's Old City, in this April 21, 2011 file photo. Israel said on May 20, 2013, it had cancelled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicise a conservation mission. An ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy stands
The Dome of the Rock is seen on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif, and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, in this September 14, 2010 file photo. Israel said on May 20, 2013, it had cancelled a visit by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to Jerusalem's Old City, saying the Palestinians had sought to politicise a conservation mission. The Dome of the Rock is seen on the
US Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, attends the 66th World Health Assembly at the European headquarters of the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, Monday, May 20, 2013. US Health and Human Services Secret
Keiji Fukuda, WHO Assistant Director- General for Health Security and Environment poses during the 66th World Health Assembly at the United Nations European headquarters in Geneva May 20, 2013. The World Health Assembly is the annual meeting of the World Health Organization's (WHO) 194 Member States and is its highest decision-making body. Keiji Fukuda, WHO Assistant Directo