Título: Ban Ki-moon
Seção: Middle East
Background: Ban Ki-moon (; Hangul: bangimun; Hanja: Pan Ji Wen ; Korean pronunciation: [pan.gi.mun]; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean diplomat who was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 2007 to December 2016. Before becoming Secretary-General, Ban was a career diplomat in South Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and in the United Nations. He entered diplomatic service the year he graduated from university, accepting his first post in New Delhi, India.

Conteúdo: The aftermath of the Libyan Civil War and other events of the Arab Spring continued to command Ban's attention with the start of his second term. He focused in 2012 on what he termed "intolerance" in the Arab world. After travelling to Vienna to participate in the opening of the KAICIID Dialogue Centre to foster interreligious dialogue, Ban commented, "Many countries in the Arab world including Saudi Arabia are changing. Since the Arab Spring, the leaders have begun to listen to the voice of their people." He was however criticised in the Austrian press for associating himself with a project of Saudi King Abdullah, Saudi Arabia being a location of perceived religious intolerance. Throughout 2012, Ban expressed his concern about the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict, in particular the condition of the Palestinian hunger strikers in Israeli prisons and the movement restrictions imposed on Gaza Strip residents. On 30 August 2012 Ban criticized the Iranian leadership due to their statements regarding Israel's destruction and denying the Holocaust. On 16 August 2013, Ban Ki-moon admitted that the UN was biased against Israel, stating in a meeting with Israeli students that there was a biased attitude towards the Israeli people and Israeli government at the UN. He described this as "an unfortunate situation." A few days later, he backtracked on the utterance. During an interview on 16 December 2016, Ban said that the UN has issued a "disproportionate volume of resolutions, re

user: How did Ki-moon affect the Middle East?

assistant: Ban criticized the Iranian leadership due to their statements regarding Israel's destruction and denying the Holocaust.

user: What did he suggest?

assistant: He focused in 2012 on what he termed "intolerance" in the Arab world.

user: What else did he say?

assistant: Throughout 2012, Ban expressed his concern about the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict,

user: Did he support any position?

assistant: In June 2016, Ban Ki-moon removed a Saudi-led coalition from a list of children's rights violators.

user: What did the UN do about Saudi Arabia?

assistant: the UN, declaring it anti-Muslim, which would mean no contacts of OIC members, no relations, contributions, support, to any UN projects, programs".

user: Are there any other interesting aspects about this article?

assistant: During an interview on 16 December 2016, Ban said that the UN has issued a "disproportionate volume of resolutions, reports and conferences criticizing Israel."

user: Did he change the bias of the UN towards Israel?

assistant: few days later, he backtracked on the utterance. During an interview on 16 December 2016,

user: Did he have any other interesting foreign policies?

assistant: Ban made a statement in relation to the attacks by Palestinians against Israelis.