Ban Ki Moon

An expanding, global network of education institutions and non-profit organizations will serve 15,000 economically disadvantaged young people The MasterCard Foundation today announced the launch of The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program, a  $500 million education initiative that will provide talented yet economically disadvantaged students from developing countries – particularly from...

  Mr. President, Mr. Secretary General, Your Excellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen. In accordance with Ghanaian tradition and custom, I would like to begin with a basic but essential courtesy- to express, on behalf of the government and people of my beloved country, our deepest gratitude and most profound appreciation...

Re-blogged: The Christian Science Monitor – Africa World AIDS Day on Wednesday is a chance to assess the impact of six years of heavy US and international donor funding.   This year on World AIDS Day, we’re likely to hear more of the bad news than the good. This...

“Sex, Catastrophe, Climate Change? How to get the attention of a media-sated public!” UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has warned of impending disaster if the world does not succeed in slowing global warming – something that will especially affect low-lying coastal areas. The disappointing outcome of the Copenhagen...