The United Nations faces an "overflowing in-box of conflicts and disasters of growing severity, frequency and complexity" in the New Year, said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Friday.
At his first news conference of the New Year, Ban said "2014 will be crucial for the Millennium Development Goals as the 2015 deadline approaches fast" and advocated a post-2015 development agenda of "sustainable development goals and the financial means to make it happen." He looked to a September summit for an accord on climate change.
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