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| South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been formally elected the next United Nations secretary general, in a vote in the General Assembly. | South Korean Foreign Minister Ban Ki-moon has been formally elected the next United Nations secretary general, in a vote in the General Assembly. |
| The resolution, adopted unanimously, follows Mr Ban's nomination to succeed Kofi Annan by the UN Security Council. | |
| Mr Annan is due to step down on 31 December after heading the UN for two five-year terms. | Mr Annan is due to step down on 31 December after heading the UN for two five-year terms. |
| Mr Ban, 62, will be the first Asian to head the UN since Burma's U Thant, who held the post from 1961 to 1971. | Mr Ban, 62, will be the first Asian to head the UN since Burma's U Thant, who held the post from 1961 to 1971. |
| The general assembly confirmed Mr Ban's appointment by acclamation - without a vote - on the basis of approval by all 192 members. | |
| Afterwards he told delegates he was "deeply honoured" and vowed to use his position to ensure that the organisation achieved more. | |
| "The true measure of success for the UN is not how much we promise, but how much we deliver for those who need us most," Mr Ban said. | |
| "The UN is needed now more than ever before," he added. | |
| Mr Ban cited poverty, HIV/Aids, environmental degradation, protecting human rights and combating terrorism among his priorities. | |
| There was a broad consensus within the UN that the next secretary general should be Asian. | There was a broad consensus within the UN that the next secretary general should be Asian. |
| Mr Annan congratulated his successor, hailing him as "a man with a truly global mind" with "exceptional qualifications". | Mr Annan congratulated his successor, hailing him as "a man with a truly global mind" with "exceptional qualifications". |
| One of six candidates for the post, Mr Ban came top of all four informal polls in the Security Council and his five rivals all quit the race. | One of six candidates for the post, Mr Ban came top of all four informal polls in the Security Council and his five rivals all quit the race. |