Born just one year before the United Nations itself, Ban Ki-moon
came of age with the world body. His earliest memories are haunted
by the sound of bombs dropping on his Korean village and the sight
of fires consuming what remained. The six-year-old boy fled with
his family, trudging for miles in mud-soaked shoes, suffering from
incessant hunger, and wondering how they would survive-until the
United Nations rescued them. Young Ban Ki-moon grew up determined
to repay this lifesaving generosity. Resolved is Ban Ki-moon's
personal account of his decade at the helm of the organization
during a period of historic turmoil and promise. Meeting challenges
and resistance with a belief in the UN's mission of peace,
development, and human rights, he steered the United Nations
through a volatile period that included the Arab Spring, nuclear
pursuits in Iran and North Korea, the Ebola epidemic, and brutal
new conflicts in Central Africa. As secretary-general, Ban also
forged global agreements to fight extreme poverty and address the
climate crisis. Ban performed what has been called "the most
impossible job on this earth" with a genuine belief in collective
action and global transformation. Freed from the diplomatic
constraints of a lifetime of public service, he offers a candid
assessment of the people and events that shape our era and a
bracing analysis of what lies ahead.
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