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In his final address to the U.N. General Assembly, the normally taciturn U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said that he felt “deep concern” as he prepares to leave office before launching into a litany of world leaders’ recent failures:
Gulfs of mistrust divide citizens from their leaders. Extremists push people into camps of “us” and “them.” The Earth assails us with rising seas, record heat and extreme storms. And danger defines the days of many.
Ban stated that recent achievements in economic development and public health are vulnerable to “grave security threats” …. http://www.slate.com