但是在其他问题上，潘基文没能实践其前任科菲安南在担任联合国秘书长时期创设的重要的先例，科菲安南把这一职位的任务变成推进人权以及在必要时起到“世界良心”的作用。
But on other issues, Ban has failed to live up to the critically important precedent set by his predecessor as Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, who transformed the position to promote human rights and assumed the role of the "world's conscience" when necessary.