Fiji Department of Information
28 May, 2021, 6:30 am
The Fijian delegation for 2021 P4G Summit is led by PM Bainimarama and the team from Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA), and Ministry of Economy (MOE), together with the Korean Embassy based in Suva. Picture: SUPPLIED
Fiji will join its international and regional development partners at the 2nd P4G Summit, ‘Partnering for Green Growth and the Global Goals 2030,’ hosted by the Government of the Republic of Korea, from May 30-31, 2021.
The theme of the virtual summit is “Inclusive Green Recovery towards Carbon Neutrality,” as P4G is a global initiative which, aspires to become the world’s leading multilateral forum for developing public-private partnerships to advance Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 2030 and the Paris Climate Agreement.
Ban Ki-moon Fast Facts
Here’s a look at the life of Ban Ki-moon, former secretary-general of the United Nations.
Personal
Birth place: Chunchongbuk-do Umsong, Republic of Korea
Birth name: Ban Ki-moon
Education: Seoul National University, B.A., 1970; Harvard University, M.A., 1985
Other Facts
Name is pronounced Bahn Gi-moon, with the K uttered as a hard “g.”
As a teen, he won a Red Cross-sponsored trip to the United States. He met President John F. Kennedy and decided then that he wanted to become a diplomat.
Timeline
1972-1974
1974-1978
1978-1980 – Secretary, South Korean Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations.
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February 14, 2006
October 9, 2006
October 13, 2006
January 1, 2007-
March 22, 2007
– Makes an unannounced visit to Baghdad, Iraq, to meet with Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. During a live news conference with Maliki in Baghdad’s Green Zone, a rocket hits just outside the room.
January 20, 2009 – Tours the burned-out ruins of the UN compound in Gaza City which was destroyed by an Israeli bomb.
June 21, 2011 – Ban is appointed to a second term as UN secretary-general, by acclamation.
December 9, 2011
– Ban pays an unannounced visit to Mogadishu, the first time a UN chief has visited Somalia in nearly 20 years.
April 30, 2012
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Addresses Myanmar‘s Parliament, becoming the first foreigner to do so since military rule began in 1962.
Christopher Philip Ahn, 40, faces his final extradition hearing in Los Angeles federal court on Tuesday
Judge expected to rule whether the former US Marine will be extradited to Spain to face charges in connection with a 2019 break-in at North Korea s embassy
Ahn and a group called Free Joseon, an organization which helps North Koreans defect to the West, claims they wanted to help an envoy escape
Ahn and alleged co-conspirators said they arranged to help embassy diplomats defect so they devised a plan to make it look like they were kidnapped
But the plan went awry when the North Korean diplomat changed his mind and decided against defecting; Ahn and the others fled Spain and returned to the US