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17 May 2010

ENV/DEV/1138

Countries Start Preparations for Rio + 20: Holistic Response Could Still Achieve Vision Set at Historic Earth Summit

Countries will open negotiations today on the road back to Rio, where, in 1992, countries agreed on the landmark Agenda 21, the blueprint for sustainable development. In 2012, countries will meet again in Rio de Janeiro to determine the next steps for achieving sustainable development — to manage and protect the ecosystem and bring about a more prosperous future for everyone.

17 May 2010

DSG/SM/504-WOM/1798

Inequality Costs Too Much, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Forum on Role of Leadership in Promoting Gender Equality

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the International Forum on the Role of Leadership in Promoting Gender Equality in Kigali, today, 17 May:

14 May 2010

SG/SM/12893

Secretary-General Following with Growing Concern Mounting Violence in Thailand, Strongly Encourages Protestors, Thai Authorities to Urgently Return to Dialogue

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

14 May 2010

SG/SM/12892-ENV/DEV/1137

Nearly 20 Years after Rio Earth Summit, Few of Challenges Identified Have Been Adequately Tackled, Secretary-General Tells Sustainable Development Commission

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the concluding session of the 18th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, in New York, 14 May:

14 May 2010

SG/SM/12891-GA/10941

Piracy Cannot Be Solved Only at Sea or in Isolation, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Meeting, Underlining Need to Change Strategy

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly informal meeting on piracy, in New York today, 14 May:

14 May 2010

SG/SM/12890

Secretary-General, in Message for Day of Vesak, Says Theme Speaks to Global Concerns amid Multiple Crises

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Day of Vesak, to be observed on 28 May:

14 May 2010

SG/SM/12889-ENV/DEV/1136-OBV/879

Secretary-General Says World Must Recognize ‘Biodiversity is Life — Our Life’, Act to Preserve It before It Is Too Late, in International Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Biological Diversity, to be observed on 22 May:

14 May 2010

SG/SM/12888-OBV/878-PI/1938

Digital Revolution Could Help Save Lives, Promote Lasting Peace, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, to be observed on 17 May:

14 May 2010

GA/COL/3203

Special Committee on Decolonization Will Hold Pacific Regional Seminar 18-20 May in Noumea, New Caledonia

The Special Committee on the Situation with regard to the Implementation of the Declaration on the Granting of Independence to Colonial Countries and Peoples, also known as the Special Committee of 24 on Decolonization, will hold its annual regional seminar in Noumea, New Caledonia, from 18 to 20 May 2010.

13 May 2010

SG/T/2727

Activities of Secretary-General in Canada, 12 May

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Ottawa, Canada, on Wednesday, 12 May, in the morning, for his first official visit to the country. The Secretary-General first met Michaëlle Jean, the Governor-General of Canada, at her residence, Government House. They discussed the situation in Haiti, the Millennium Development Goals, including maternal and child health, women’s empowerment, as well as the situation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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