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think the shapes of generation and their politics and satellite has been shipped by vitamin some inside story on our jazeera, the, he's devoted much of his life to diplomacy. bank moon showing south korea is foreign service in 1970. and since then, he's worked and traveled the world band began his successful diplomatic career in new delhi before ending up in multiple posts from soul to washington to vienna in 2004 bank honeymoon served as south korea is foreign minister until 2006 when he declared his candidacy to replace kofi and then as the head of the united nations, the general assembly elected him as the secretary general in october that year beginning his term in january 2007. the challenges he paced were many from iran

and north korea's nuclear programs to conflicts in the middle east and the threat of global warming. some of the main objectives that you and achieve during bands 10 year include setting up the 2030 sustainable development goals. the paris climate change agreement and the creation of u. n. women and entity working for women's empowerment after 2 terms, bam, left office and was replaced by antonio. good terrace. in 2017. but many of the issues he face still remain. so what can the united nations do to have a bigger impact and effect global change in his new book resolves united nations in a divided world ban reflects on the role of his former organization in today's multifaceted society, facing many challenges. the foremost secretary general of the united nations bank. honeymoon talks throughout his era. oh,

bank moon, former secretary general of the united nations. now the deputy chair of the elders, thank you for talking to al jazeera. you have a new count will come to that in a moment. but 1st let me take you back to the end of your decade. is the secretary general of the un secretary general right up until the end of 2016. some people might say you dodged a bit of a bullet by the date of your departure because your successor antonio terrace took off his on the 1st of january. he only had 20 days before another important world leader took office, the leader of the most powerful economy on earth. and that was donald j. trump. he was someone who didn't really agree much with international cooperation. some might say he didn't agree with the un system or you relieved you didn't have to deal with president trump in there. we got the person that is speaking. i was relieved

because i i was not supposed to deal with him. but what had happened during president trump's for years time, as a former separate gentleman, i was a deep concern about the mighty letter in his reign. the most of the important international agreement had been cancer, the journey, his time, forced on climate change agreement, which it took almost 10 years since no more than 10 years. this is total protocol has, has been almost a ruined by the withdrawal of the united states. and the u. s. also withdrew from j . c. p, a joint comprehensive plan of action to deal with the iranian nuclear issues. and there were a lot of such unlikely letters him, which had been into so re,

i am very much relieved and happy. and that the joe biden has been elected and returned to paris climate change with allow us is a serious and you will she thing with the iranians for returning to j. c. p. o a and all that are also many other areas in the world to trade. the systems which have been also hampered by the lack of spirit multilateralism. do you think there's lasting damage from the trump era? and did you ever fear that perhaps he might pull out of the un completely and that could affect the future of the united nations. i didn't think that there was a day or 2 consider doing from the united nations itself. but it is true that i had been there much concern then as a former circle general,

i was invited to many international forum. international conference is a small and big, huge time. i had been speaking out that the president trump supervision was particularly very short sighted. and the warranty are wrong when it comes to climate change in, he was a scientific career very much and wrong. and then you can, i mean, can you also irresponsible and i, i poor and one the war that he may be standing in the wrong side of the history. i can tell you that i have done my own most airports and i've been walking tirelessly with the world to lead us so that the war need us 10, demonstrate the global citizenship here, leadership based on global citizenship. and at this time,

i do not see mentally those globally, those who read it genuinely, as a global leaders, based on global citizenship. you say in your new memoir, populous bullies are perhaps the least effective diplomat. i suspect that might be a reference to president trump. let's look at one example somewhat, you know, so well because you were a veteran, south korean diplomat rising to be the foreign minister before you became secretary general. i want to ask you about recent developments on the korean peninsula. during the trump era, there were 3 face to face meetings between president trump and kim john on very unusual diplomacy took place in the world a safer place. of course, he was the 1st to like to state prison who met north korean leader kim jo, one and or so he was the 1st united states the prison for had stepped

on the territory of north korea. he wouldn't say he was a very brief in that regard, that there was some more the high can the expectation that us prison would be able to agree on the very concrete agreement with the north koreans to make. and you know, college ation of the korean peninsula, particularly when i, i'm saying that about north korea. north korea is the only country 1st and the only country 21st century who have tested 6 times nuclear bombs. and they have also tested the inter content or polish to mrs. long range and short ranges. and they are. so i'm developing a summary based nuclear weapons as a term. and therefore we had much, much expectation. but in the end here is sort of really to show

type diplomacy has made the lot of koreans and the people of a piece robbing people very much disappointed. now, the current situation on the korean peninsula is all of them much worrisome. we have to make sure that during prison by this era that that there should be a complete can, you can change ation of the korean peninsula. north korea is a place where the napoleon, human rights record. when you a secretary general, used to talk a lot about human rights upfront, but it's pretty clear that human rights abuses a grubbing around the world. and some of the most powerful countries on us are involved. i give you 2 examples. for example, the week people in china, permanent member of the security council responsible. what some say is genocide and

syria, where human rights groups all agree that russia has joined the aside regime in abuses including targeting medical facilities. you a secretary general. how hard is it for a secretary general to confront these sort of problems when they're carried out by the most powerful countries thought of course. so abuses of human rights violators in this world. now because of the divisions, divisions among big powers, antiquity palmer members from the secret council bit 5, then not think could have been agreed upon to deal with the human rights. for example, on, in the case of syria, 6600000 syrians are now had become refugees here and there in georgia that live on iraq and new job. and israel, i have visited orders places. but security council has not been able to agree on

anything, even on purely genuine is true many perry on issues because of the people power. then are there who should be blamed on this is already the people. then i have been speaking out that the justice will prevail for those perpetrators of violators of human rights and justice. then i been speaking out that trust israel prevail if not today tomorrow, if not tomorrow, surely in the near future. that is what i international criminal court and other traditionally bodies and special court which i have been establish, establish during my time has been working. but unfortunately, we have not seen much progress in this. you mentioned syria, and there is an intriguing reference in your new book. it says if the un has been allowed to take a larger role earlier in the syrian war,

i believe you would not mile be grappling with their own refugee crisis. what role did you want the un to take? and who stopped you? i have been speaking to aren't shown out of syria many times, but she's been lying or the time so therefore then i pointed my predecessor caught piano and then locked up right here. me and many a were able to per met when all in this and the wash ations have not used it any any, as such as any result because of the division among p 5, pomona members of the sea for the council. that is why many member states are now arguing that there should be reform of the secret the council. but it is, i've told your decision. decision is in the hands of a 5 palmer members,

their phone. why do the form with the secret in council has been on the agenda many years, many decades now. we have not been able to make any progress. i am really very much frustrated about that. this kind of situation i am urging as a former 2nd general and also my successor and tony would tell me who will be real. i mean, real pointed sean. and then i think the united nation should really speak out on the mattress or prince put schuman rice and human dignity. well, one of those masses is a country that has deteriorated greatly this year in terms of its situation. one way you worked for a very long time, and that's man, mom, where there was a coup. on the 1st of february, you spoke in the security council, a powerful call to action in april. you said that was a fleeting moment for strong action to stop the atrocities. nothing has been done.

do you fear that fleeting moment has now passed in my report to the security council? on april 19th, i suggested to the members of the secret the council to consider even the process of invoking responsibility to protect as we did in 2011. in the case of libya, of course, this will be met, i'm afraid to say that the by the futile power. and but if dora tours dora regions which we cannot pride to address or in this unlocked situation. but the member states of the nation is particular security. they are not divided complete divided and therefore i'm very urging. first of all is unusual among the i c n. so i certainly those should take a much,

much stronger action. i myself or for my own visit to me to the military leader and but tell you the price that the timing was not the convenient for them, but when would be there would be a convenient time for me to visit because nothing has been happen. it is the people who will suffer from all dis, a military dictatorship. you mention the problems in the security council. and again, it comes back to the dysfunction in the permanent 5 members of the security council with regard to me on mar, with regard to t grey. an ethiopian that seems to be no appetite for any sort of punitive action. arms embargo sanctions from russia. and china potentially though if you move forward, if these 2 countries are going to support sanctions and we know that they're not on

the un sanctions, but both countries are on the e. u and the u. s. sanctions doesn't, increasingly the security council become more and more toothless. and then the un itself become more irrelevant. it's not truthful if in fact it has become 2 or 3 is . but they have chief very strong power and poors a to solve the problems to solve for of september i human rights issues and violations of and press per cent. ideals of the international united nations chatham, in the case of t grey, i, again, the t p concern that this is now being prepared, perpetrated by the country around the leader is a noble piece, laurie prime minister, i b r med war. so i didn't know about pearson only to just

a couple of years ago on not this or 6600000 people in gray, gray. i think they are suffering or law because of 1st born lego food level war tone. and there is always a military actions. i am again asking african union african union. they have quite the efficient way of making decisions, but they have not yet taken in a productive way. in recent weeks we've seen another conflict in the middle east, the bombardment of gauze, rocket spot by hamas. you have seen this before. several times when you are the secretary general. i was in the region recently. i've been visiting for 30 years. i spoke to quite a few palestinian people and there's absolutely no hope left among these people. what is to be done? this the liver,

they warm between the israel mouse was really terrible room. and it reminded me of my time when i had to deal with a such kind of friday bombing, which had been mostly provoked by my sort of times. but i know that all this had been provoked by her mother and the return by israelis. but the magnitude of returning or this crisis was not rational ration and for so long it also reminded me of my own diplomat diplomat. these in gauge one in january 2009. it started december date, december 2008. but i was on the road and i was on

a so course conveyor belt to diplomacy. i was visiting at least 4 countries all day meeting the those of a 4 countries. secretary general, should the current secretary general be doing that because he didn't leave new york . right? that's his his job and i didn't have any comment about this. i have been speaking to prime minister natalia all the times. then there is a saying that you can have a choice of everything as a human being. you can have a choice of your friends or want to meet or to meet you when you can have a choice of us own spouse. if you don't like, then you can divorce. but when it comes to your ret convey bar, you have no choice, you have to leave as your own as this planet or the

last continuous. this is what i have been saying, therefore i am urging now, next, pres, prime minister, mister bennet seems to be next to premier some israel. and he should sit down together with the present some mom and mom would, i was, i was, i was of policy or $13.00 already i joined us on the table is a matter of choice. there are many speakers, the cows, reservations, numerous with secret cows resolution, and there is also no also agreement. and there is no port, sorry to interrupt you, that they all refer to a 2 state solution, but just the situation on the ground. now where is the viable palestinian state? it's already been built all over now palestinians of course they. ringback are not

sort of solely d unified and, but when they are on the oppression under such a, should it difficult to schuman situation, is only natural that they are not united. then you shrier, as a bigger and more popular country, they should be more compassionate. i have declared why this thing is right? i think i'm the only a sexual general who has been public stating that israel has said, i appreciate the change in secret concern of israel. that was very much appreciated by ease. right. is because nobody was speaking out about you shows all secretive concern is a genuine. so we fully appreciate that kind of training that does not give

any right to destroy all this a sentiment. then the unconditional bindings with much, much super military power. and therefore, they should sit down together, but many options are already available. and there are many countries who are really willing to support to stay solutions. now with or in this is having different the relationship with the united arab emirates bearing and then, and moral call. and the middle east vision, i think this is a good opportunity for us. right, is also to be genuinely compassionate and tried to resolve this once and for, for a lasting peace. so that you say it is and palace years can leave peace in peace and security side by side as or of puerto who's covers international affairs and is

based un headquarters. i witnessed many events you did not appreciate from reading the book your viewpoint on them, but i'll have to be honest with you. there is one part of the book, one section of the book i found rather jarring, and that's when you refer to haiti. and as you know, there was an earthquake there, and then un peacekeepers brought cholera. and yet you say of the court case that was brought against the un. i thought this law suit was fraudulent from the beginning, and i was incense every time i thought about this attempt was extort money from the united nations. surely these were just people who had been victims of the united nations trying to get some justice. united nations also lost a 100 to staff and saw peacekeepers and it was the united nations united nations on the my leadership who had been genuinely and

persistently trying to had been haitian keeper, one poetry team, hundreds of thousands of people have been contaminated by call it virus yeah. just to interrupt you for a 2nd. you know, the right thing and set up a fund for those people, but it's wo fully underfunded. no money is going to these victims. so can you not understand why they want to take out a cool case? my last report to this general assembly on haiti was only december or my last month 2016. and i appears that we need to mobilize some fundings. there was not a big, big money. and, but the member states were not willing to show down. sincere support for haitian

people at the same time, haitian leaders, leadership day was divided among themselves. that was also one of my source of dish that distinction and regret that there is a thing that the heaven helps and those who have come service. but they were not really united starting from the prison. that was what the i was very much is sorry to retentions myself as a sacred general member states have not shown much, much to support for haitian hated. that's one of my regret. and that is one areas that the course of this was the place. and after the construction process, your condition has been playing. sometimes you know, unfair way, but i'm ready to, to receive that kind of criticism. you will,

new memoir, looking back on your life's work is called resolved, but looking forward many of the world's conflicts and problems are not resolved. can i ask you how you see the future, how you see the future world, your grandchildren will live in? are you hopeful when united nation member states are not solely did a unit united? that is the program now. then there is no way for any. however you have were simply gender 1 may be and then not a single individual or country can do it or wrong. we should put all our hands one but there together for the secretary general of the united nations by moon. thank you for talking to our to 0. thank you very much. thank you . sure. can i

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