What did Ban Ki-moon announce about Naoto Kan in August 2012?
Kan would be on the UN panel
Kan would be his successor
Kan was nominated for a Nobel prize
Kan would be the new UN Secretary-General
Answer
In August of 2012, Ban Ki-moon announced the addition of Naoto Kan, former Prime Minister of Japan, to a high-level panel set up by the United Nations to advise on the post-2015 global development agenda. The independent panel, comprising 26 esteemed individuals, was tasked with recommending an ambitious and transformative program of action to eradicate extreme poverty and set the world on a sustainable path by the year 2030.
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