Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the International Day of Youth, observed at Headquarters 12 August: I would like first of all to thank The Bonde for their inspiring performance. I am sorry to say that I will be speaking, rather than singing or dancing, my own message. But perhaps you should […]
The International Year of Youth is being launched today in the General Assembly Hall with an eclectic event of speeches, musical performances, videos and poetry. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will be on hand with welcoming words to kick off the Year, which runs from 12 August 2010 to 11 August 2011 under the theme “dialogue and mutual […]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Tokyo from New York in the afternoon of Tuesday, 3 August, to be in Japan for the sixty-fifth anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. ?We must do everything we can to build on the current global momentum towards a nuclear-weapon-free […]
(Delayed in transmission.) Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon?s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a monument to Korean victims and survivors in Hiroshima, 6 August: I am, of course, a citizen of the Republic of Korea. I come here today as a citizen of the world. I join with you in remembering the 20,000 Korean victims […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the severe flooding that has affected considerable portions of China. He extends his deepest condolences to the families of those who have died or been injured or […]
With Russian forests aflame and Pakistan ravaged by floods, it was increasingly urgent to reach an adequate agreement at the next conference of parties to the climate change treaty, Bolivia?s representative to the United Nations said this morning. ?If it was so important in Copenhagen to come to an agreement, it?s even more important now,? […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life and devastation caused by the severe flooding that has affected considerable portions of China. He extends his deepest condolences to the families of those who have died or been injured or […]
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General is saddened by the loss of life and suffering caused by the fires that have affected the territory of the Russian Federation outside Moscow. He extends his deepest condolences to the families of those who have died or […]
An exhibition of youth photographs entitled, “Visual Voices: Youth Perspectives on Global Issues” will open in the South Gallery of the Visitors’ Lobby at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, 12 August to mark the International Year of Youth. The exhibit, which will remain on view until 10 September, displays 48 photographs chosen from a selection of over 2,500 photographs […]
Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference held in New York today, 9 August: Good morning ladies and gentlemen. It’s a great pleasure to see you. I would like to begin with a major announcement. I am very pleased to launch today a High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability that will […]
