Last summer, Ban reversed course on his list of armies and guerrilla groups that violated child rights in war. Ban Ki-moon United Nations, June 10: The UN secretary general is supposed to answer to every nation on earth - and no nation at all. Ban declined to address reporters' questions on the matter at the time, leaving it to his envoy, Zerrougui, to explain the redaction. Yesterday, Ban told reporters that he had been threatened with the loss of financing for humanitarian operations in the Palestinian territories, South Sudan and Syria if he did not temporarily delete the Saudi-led coalition from the list. The generally risk-averse Ban has tried to step out a bit more during his last year, but he has also repeatedly had to step back.

Source: The Telegraph June 10, 2016 21:22 UTC