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Ethiopia is struggling with its worst drought for 30 years, with millions in dire need of life-saving aid, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned on Jan. 31.

At least 10.2 million people need food aid in Ethiopia, a figure the U.N. has warned could double within months, casting a fifth of the population into hunger.

United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has commended the two heads of the island of Cyprus for their "efforts and leadership" in peace talks on the divided island, adding that significant progress had been made in the negotiations. 

Secretary of State John Kerry is hoping to move aside obstacles that threaten to delay the start of peace talks to end Syria's war, seeking compromise with Russia's foreign minister on which Syrian opposition groups should be eligible to participate.
     

European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker said Jan. 15 that he was "very confident" that negotiators will reach a final agreement to reunite Cyprus within the next six months.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon offered Dec. 30 to help Iraq restore basic services to Ramadi and allow refugees to quickly return to the city after it was recaptured from jihadists.

Ban made the offer during a telephone conversation with Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi who visited Ramadi after his forces drove out the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

A couple of days before the G-20 Summit in Antalya, I met with famous American economist Jeffrey Sachs in Istanbul. Professor Sachs, the director of the Earth Institute at the University of Columbia, has more than one hat.  

US President Barack Obama said late on Nov. 13 attacks in France are an "outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians"

US President Barack Obama said late on Nov. 13 attacks in France are an "outrageous attempt to terrorize innocent civilians."

French President Francois Hollande, at the Stade de France stadium at the time of the deadly attacks at seven destinations around Paris at dawn on Saturday, made a statement regarding the attacks:

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stresses in his latest report on Kosovo the importance of establishing the Community of Serb Municipalities (ZSO).

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon hit out on Nov. 1 at "extreme elements" in Myanmar who are sowing hate speech and bigotry towards religious minorities, days before the country votes in landmark elections.