UNITED NATIONS — Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will embark on a wide-ranging African tour next week in a bid to shore up Congo’s struggling peacekeeping mission, show support for victims of war in Congo and Rwanda, and press for progress on climate change.
Within view of Mount Kilimanjaro’s famous snows, Ban will highlight one of his top priorities: persuading nations to adopt a new international climate treaty with mandatory limits on greenhouse gases by the end of the year — an ambition made more complicated by the global financial crisis.
Ban’s itinerary also includes South Africa, Tanzania and Egypt with plans for meetings with four presidents and anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela, U.N. deputy spokeswoman Marie Okabe announced Wednesday.
