South Korean set to become next UN Secretary-General

The Security Council has officially nominated South Korean foreign minister Ban Ki-Moon to be the next UN secretary-general, the council president announced today.

“The Security Council has just recommended to the General Assembly that Mr Ban Ki-Moon be appointed secretary-general of the United Nations on January 1 when Secretary-General Kofi Annan’s second five-year term expires,” Japan’s UN Ambassador Kenzo Oshima told reporters after the council voted at a private meeting.