The following posts describe BanKi-moon’s travel and aid as we have covered them:
- Increase in total aid by a substantial amount in the years immediately preceding Ban’s candidacy.
- Undisclosed amount of money to Ghana. (here and here)
- Meeting with Congo-Brazzaville. Although we have been told that Congo refused money.
- Tanzania. (Now) Widely reported on. $18m in aid.
- Ban to Slovakia. He promised support. Recent news reports indicate that a Korean firm invested massively there.
- Uzbekistan. $30m in ICT.
Other people have reported:
- A maritime agreement with Greece.
- A piano for Peru.
We have heard of others but have no documentation. We do not want to make suggestions about the integrity of heads of state without at least documentary evidence.
October 1, 2006 at 4:09 pm
[...] The only question at this point is who the sole discourage vote was on Thursday’s straw poll and whether more will occur as a consequence of allegations of corruption or improprieties in the way that Ban has fought the campaign. Speculation is that the UK was responsible for the “discourage” as a delaying tactic. There is a chance that the news stories may solidify that, further encouraging more candidates, which has been the standard line of the UK and the US. [...]