UN chief calls for compromise, flexibility

ADDIS ABABA: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday called for “flexibility and compromise” at a development financing summit that opened in Ethiopia’s capital and is seen as crucial for efforts to end poverty and tackle climate change.

“I urge world leaders and ministers gathered here this week . . . to exercise flexibility and compromise. Let’s put aside what divides us and put aside our self-interest in favor of working together for the common well-being of humanity,” Ban told the opening of the summit.