United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front 3rd L) listens as a Chinese official explains during his visit to Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County, epicenter of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 24, 2008. [Xinhua]

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (front 2nd R) talks with officials as he visits Yingxiu town of Wenchuan County, epicenter of the May 12 earthquake in southwest China's Sichuan Province, May 24, 2008. [Xinhua]

(Xinhua News Agency May 25, 2008)