Lesser world without UN - Ban Ki-Moon award

The Tipperary International Peace Award was presented to UN secretary general Ban Ki-moon during a ceremony in the Premier county yesterday.

His visit is a reminder of the often unacknowledged peacekeeping, economic, and humanitarian assistance delivered by the UN throughout the world.

Despite this and other valuable work around the raising of awareness of humanitarian rights and climate change issues, the UN is not — and should not be — immune to criticism.