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by tempia7

BanKi-moonsecuredasecondtermassecretarygeneraloftheUnitedNationsafter

the192membersoftheUNGeneralAssemblyunanimouslyre-electedhimTuesday.

TheUNSecurityCouncildraftedtheresolutionforthere-electionoftheformer

KoreanforeignministeronFriday,withthesupportofallfiveveto-wieldingcountries:

theUnitedStates,China,France,BritainandRussia.Banwonunchallenged.

“Byactingdecisivelytorenewmymandate,youhavegiventhegiftoftime-timetocarryon

theimportantworkthat,together,wehavebegun,”Bansaidaftertakingtheoathofofficeat

theUNonTuesday,NewYorktime.“Together,nochallengeistoolarge.

Together,nothingisimpossible.”

Bansaidhewillpresentabroaderlong-termvisionforhissecondtermatanotherassemblysession

tobeheldinSeptember,butstressedhewillcontinuouslyworkasaharmonizerandbridge-builder.

HissecondtermstartsJan.1,2012.

InhisfirsttermasUNchief,the67-year-oldBanwascriticizedforweakleadership

andbeingeasilyswayedbyinfluentialmembersoftheUN.

Towardthelatterpartoftheterm,proponentsgrewstrongerandpraisedhisquietdiplomacy.

GeneralAssemblyPresidentJosephDeiss,theSwissambassadortotheUN,

saidTuesdaythatBanstrengthenedtheUN’sroleand

itsprofilethroughreformmeasuresandinnovativeinitiatives.

HecitedthecreationoftheDepartmentofFieldSupportandtheOfficeforDisarmamentAffairs

theimplementationoftheGlobalStrategyforWomen’sandChildren’sHealthand

thepromotionofthesafeuseofcivilnuclearenergy.

“Loyalty,discretionandconscience,whichthesecretarygeneralhadsworntoexercise

whenhefirsttookoffice,hadbeenmorethanjustwords,”Deisssaid.

“Forthepastfiveyears,onadailybasis,theyhavetrulyguidedyouinyourwork.”

DeissalsospokehighlyofBan’s“transparency”assecretarygeneral.

“Tolead,wemustdeliverresults,”BansaidTuesday.

“Merestatisticswillnotdo,”referringtoapproachingdeadlines

forpledgespromisedinboththeMillenniumDevelopmentGoals,

whicharesupposedtobeachievedby2015,

andtheRio+20conferenceonsustainabledevelopment.

SusanRice,U.S.ambassadortotheUN,calledBan“achampionofpeaceandsecurity,

anadvocatefordevelopmentandavoiceforuniversalhumanrights.”

Ban“hasnavigatedturbulentwaterswithasteadyhand,”shesaidduringtheassemblymeeting.

SouthKoreanForeignMinisterKimSung-hwan,Ban’sjuniorattheMinistry

ofForeignAffairsandTrade,whereBanworkedfor36years,

attendedtheassemblysessiontodelivercongratulationsfromthegovernment.

“ItismysincerehopethatthroughouthisterminofficeSecretaryGeneralBancontinuestoenjoy

theunanimoussupportevidentheretoday,”Kimsaid.

“Foritspart,theRepublicofKoreawillstandfirmlybehindhisnobleendeavorstocreatea

‘StrongerUNforaBetterWorld,’”KimaddedreferringtoBan’stheme.

SouthKoreanPresidentLeeMyung-bakcongratulatedBaninaphonecallyesterday,

sayinghisre-electionmadeallSouthKoreanshappy,accordingtoaBlueHousespokesperson.

NorthKoreanAmbassadortotheUNSinSon-hovotedforBan’sre-election.

InameetingwithSouthKoreanreportersaftertheassemblysession,

BansaidhewouldvisitNorthKoreaifitisjudgedhelpfultobringstabilitytotheKoreanPeninsula.

“TheNorthKoreanauthoritieshavesaidtheywelcomemyvisitanytime,”hesaid.

“Iwilldecide[whethertovisitNorthKorea]consideringwhenthepropertimewouldbe.”

HetoldKoreanreporterssustainablegrowthwouldbethebiggestpriorityinhissecondterm.

“Climatechange,water,energyandthefoodcrisishavebeendealtwithseparately,

buttheyareallrelatedtoeachother,”hesaid.
ByMoonGwang-lip,JungKyung-min[joe@joongang.co.kr]

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