Secretary-General calls for unified, balanced approach to ageing

 

in message for international day of older persons

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Older Persons, to be observed on 1 October:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO STUDENT PEACE DAY OBSERVANCE, SAYS YOUNG PEOPLE

ALREADY KNOW BETTER THAN TO REPEAT MISTAKES OF PAST

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES GLOBAL 24-HOUR CEASEFIRE, IN REMARKS

AT ANNUAL PEACE BELL RINGING CEREMONY

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the annual Peace Bell ceremony in New York today, 21 September:

Note to Correspondents

Secretary-General to designate princess, conductor, author, violinist

as United Nations messengers of peace

 

Sixty-second General Assembly

Plenary

2^nd & 3^rd Meetings (AM & PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME FOR SIXTY-SECOND SESSION,

REJECTS BID TO INCLUDE AGENDA ITEM ON TAIWAN

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO WORLD PREMIERE OF FILM ON HUMAN TRAFFICKING,

URGES GREATER AWARENESS, ADVOCACY, GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the world premiere of Trade in New York, yesterday, 19 September:

Security Council

5747^th Meeting (PM)

Security Council

5746^th Meeting (AM)

NEW PUSH FOR PEACE IN MIDDLE EAST ‘HOLDS GENUINE PROMISE’,

 

UNDER-SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

 

B. Lynn Pascoe Says Much at Stake in Coming Months,

Security Council

5745^th Meeting (AM)

SECURITY COUNCIL EXTENDS LIBERIA MISSION UNTIL 30 SEPTEMBER 2008,

UNANIMOUSLY ADOPTING RESOLUTION 1777 (2007)

 

Note to Correspondents

COMMEMORATING INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE ON 21 SEPTEMBER, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

‘PEACE IS THE UNITED NATIONS HIGHEST CALLING’