Small nations leaders pay tribute to Ban Ki-moon
UNITED NATIONS - The leaders of small Pacific nations are giving emotional tributes to Ban Ki-moon for becoming the first UN chief to visit their part of the world in seven decades.
Their speeches have been tinged with concern about whether Ban's successor would be as big a champion of small island countries.
Kiribati President Taneti Maamu told the UN General Assembly on Thursday that he "quite sad that though that this is the last general debate of our beloved secretary-general."
