Citing successes, Ban urges more preventive diplomacy to defuse conflicts

9 Sep 2011

Citing successes, Ban urges more preventive diplomacy to defuse conflicts

NEW YORK – Secretary General Ban Ki-moon is calling on the world community to reinforce preventive diplomacy which, through a system of early warnings and skilled interventions, can pre-empt conflicts before they erupt, saving both lives and national resources.

In English: Secretary General Report on Preventive Diplomacy