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SG's visit to Shan State and Myanmar
29-30 April 2012

(all photos: UN PHOTO/Mark Garten)

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Secretary-General Visits UNODC Project in Shan State, Myanmar
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon meets local villagers in Kyauk Ka Char, Shan State, Myanmar, where he visited the Government and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored "Drug Alternative Development Project" being implemented in the area. Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
A villager in Kyauk Ka Char, Shan State, Myanmar, is part of the welcome party that greeted Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as he visited a Government and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored "Drug Alternative Development Project" in the area. Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
A view of the area around Kyauk Ka Char village, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Government and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored "Drug Alternative Development Project". Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Secretary-General Meets Speaker of Myanmar Lower House
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Thura U Shwe Mann, Speaker of Myanmar's lower house of parliament, in Naypyitaw. Naypyitaw, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
A villager in Kyauk Ka Char, Shan State, Myanmar, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited a "Drug Alternative Development Project", co-sponsored by Myanmar's Government and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
Villagers in Kyauk Ka Char, Shan State, Myanmar, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited a "Drug Alternative Development Project", co-sponsored by Myanmar's Government and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Shan State, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
Local residents in Kyauk Ka Char, Shan State, Myanmar, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited a "Drug Alternative Development Project", co-sponsored by Myanmar's Government and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
A villager stands outside his home in Kyauk Ka Char, Shan State, Myanmar, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Drug Alternative Development Project" being implemented in the area. The project is co-sponsored by Myanmar's Government and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
A view of the area around Kyauk Ka Char village, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Government and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored "Drug Alternative Development Project". Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
A view of the area around Kyauk Ka Char village, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Government and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored "Drug Alternative Development Project". Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
A view of the area around Kyauk Ka Char village, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Government and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored "Drug Alternative Development Project". Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
A view of Kyauk Ka Char village, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the Government and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored "Drug Alternative Development Project" being implemented in the area. Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Secretary-General Visits UNODC Project in Shan State, Myanmar
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon looks out at surrounding areas in Kyauk Ka Char, Shan State, Myanmar, where he visited the Government and UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) co-sponsored "Drug Alternative Development Project". Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Region Focus of UNODC-Government Project
Villagers in Kyauk Ka Char, Shan State, Myanmar, where Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited a "Drug Alternative Development Project", co-sponsored by Myanmar's Government and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Villager Receives WFP Provisions
A villager in Kyauk Ka Char, in Myanmar's Shan State, unloads a bag of rice provided by the World Food Programme (WFP). Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the area, which receives assistance from both WFP and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as part of an effort to address the problems of food insecurity and opium poppy cultivation. Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Myanmar Villager Receives WFP Provisions
A villager in Kyauk Ka Char, in Myanmar's Shan State, unloads a bag of rice provided by the World Food Programme (WFP). Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon visited the area, which receives assistance from both WFP and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as part of an effort to address the problems of food insecurity and opium poppy cultivation. Kyauk Ka Char, Myanmar


Secretary-General Meets President of Myanmar
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with the President of the Union of Myanmar, Thein Sein, in Myanmar's capital, Naypyitaw. Naypyitaw, Myanmar


Secretary-General Meets Speaker of Myanmar Lower House
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with Thura U Shwe Mann, Speaker of Myanmar's lower house of parliament, in Naypyitaw. Naypyitaw, Myanmar


Secretary-General Meets Speaker of Myanmar Upper House
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) meets with U Khin Aung Myint, Speaker of Myanmar's upper house of parliament, in Naypyitaw. Naypyitaw, Myanmar


SG Address Joint Houses of Parliament of Myanmar
A wide view of Myanmar's Union Assembly in capital, Naypyitaw, as
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the Assembly - the first
outside guest to do so. Naypyitaw, Myanmar


Secretary-General Makes Historic Address to Myanmar Parliament
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (left) makes a historic address to the Union Assembly, Myanmar's joint houses of parliament, as the first foreigner to do so. Naypyitaw, Myanmar