UNITED NATIONS, UNITED NATIONS: United Nations Secretary General Koffi Annan listens before South Korea's Ban Ki-moon is sworn-in by General Assembly President Haya Rashad al-Khalifa of Bahrain as the United Nation's 8th Secretary General during a ceremony at the United Nations 14 December 2006. Ban will become the first Asian UN chief, since U Thant of Burma led the organization from 1961 to 1971. Ban will lead a staff of over 15,000, drawn from over 170 nations. AFP PHOTO/Timothy A. CLARY (Photo credit should read TIMOTHY A. CLARY/AFP via Getty Images)
