Ban Ki-Moon: ‘Human Protection and the 21st Century United Nations’

This is a review of the 2011 Cyril Foster Lecture given by the eighth and current Secretary-General of the United Nations, His Excellency Mr Ban Ki-Moon. It was organised by the University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations and took place in the Examinations Schools on 2 February 2011. Ban Ki-Moon speaking at [...]
Daw Aung San Suu Kyi: Burmese Nobel Peace Laureate

The release of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Burmese Nobel Peace laureate and leader of Burma’s non-violent pro-democracy movement who spent a total of 15 years under house arrest in Rangoon has reignited hopes amongst the Burmese population and has revitalized the opposition. Since her release she has made it abundantly clear that democracy is [...]
