Umoja ‘Change which Comes to an Organization Perhaps Once in a Generation’, Secretary-General Says in Message for Initiative’s 'Go Live' Celebration

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Yukio Takasu, Under-Secretary-General for Management, at the Umoja “Go Live” celebration, in New York today:

Dear colleagues, I am sorry that I cannot be with you today to mark this important milestone which is so significant an achievement for the Umoja initiative.  With today's "Go Live", we have come full circle in our global deployment journey.

This is the sort of change which comes to an organization perhaps once in a generation.  Umoja is the cornerstone of my management reform initiatives, and will support our collective vision of a stronger United Nations for a better world.

I am proud of the incredible efforts of staff around the world which have brought us to this moment, and look forward to working with you all — in Umoja — to bring about the United Nations of the future.  Congratulations and thank you.