After the retirement of the UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-moon was elected as his replacement. Kofi Annan has served two consecutive terms in the UN as Secretary General and has won a Nobel Peace Prize for his strong reforms and advocacies on human rights.

Now, since a new Secretary General has been elected, the public will surely expect a lot from Ban Ki-moon since Kofi Annan was a much publicized UN icon during his time. Ban Ki-moon is thought of by many as a “softy” as he decided not to take sides regarding the issue of death penalty and left the decision upon the heads of the state. The UN purely opposes it though.

The Economist has posted some of the major problems that Ban Ki-moon will face: 1. nuclear issues of Iran and Nokor; 2. the war in Darfur; 3. prevalent violence in the Middle East; 4. HIV/AIDS and a lot more.

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