UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks during a press conference on the death of Nelson Mandela, at the UN headquarters in New York, on Dec. 5, 2013. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Thursday mourned the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela and gave his "deepest condolence" to the family of Mandela and the people of South Africa and Africa as a whole. (Xinhua/UN Photo/Mark Garten)
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UNITED NATIONS, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- UN Secretary-General Ban Ki- moon Thursday mourned the passing of former South African President Nelson Mandela and gave his "deepest condolence" to the family of Mandela and the people of South Africa and Africa as a whole.
"I am profoundly saddened by the passing of Nelson Mandela," Ban told reporters here. "Nelson Mandela was a giant for justice and a down-to-earth human inspiration."Full Story
