[Photo] Ban Ki-moon to head national committee to fight fine dust

Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon has been accepted the Blue House’s appointment to head an anti-pollution committee. Blue House Deputy Spokesperson Han Jung-woo announced on Mar. 17 that Blue House Chief of Staff Noh Young-min offered Ban the position the previous day. In his meeting with Noh, Ban mentioned that environmental issues such as fine-particle pollution go beyond partisan lines and must be tackled by society as a whole, Han said.