United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon outlined his strategic objectives for 2011 during his first press conference of the new year on January 14th. While refusing to disclose whether he intends to run for a second term as Secretary General, he vowed to "build on progress...that places a premium on the global legitimacy and pulling power of the United Nations." He committed to continue his efforts to strengthen the United Nations from within with increased transparency and efficiency, and defended his own administration against what he called "unfounded allegations" from a former colleague that he had not shown any real interest in fighting corruption at the UN.
