SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT INAUGURATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS, ALLIANCE OF CIVILIZATIONS ROOM

AT PALAIS DES NATIONS, URGES WORK, LIKE DESIGN ITSELF, TO BE VISIONARY, BOLD

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Washington, D.C., on Friday morning, 14 November, where that evening he spoke at a White House working dinner to leaders gathered for the Group of 20 Summit about the impact of the current financial crisis, and his concern that it should not evolve into tomorrow’s human crisis.

IN HUMAN RIGHTS DAY MESSAGE, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS TOWERING VISION OF UNIVERSAL

 

DECLARATION HONOURED ONLY WHEN PRINCIPLES FULLY APPLIED EVERYWHERE FOR EVERYONE

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Human Rights Day, on 10 December:

IN MESSAGE FOR AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ABILITY

TO PROCESS RAW MATERIALS INTO HIGH-VALUE-ADDED GOODS IS ESSENTIAL

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on Africa Industrialization Day, to be observed on 20 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE, TELLS MEETING OF CHINESE, MULTINATIONAL BUSINESSES

TOGETHER, FOUNDATION CAN BE LAID FOR PROSPEROUS FUTURE IN CHINA, WORLDWIDE

AT DIFFICULT TIME FOR WORLD ECONOMY, GLOBAL SOLIDARITY MORE IMPORTANT THAN EVER,

SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO STRASBOURG ‘DEVELOPMENT DAYS’ MEETING

 

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the European Development Days in Strasbourg, 15 November:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN STATEMENT FOLLOWING SUMMIT ON WORLD ECONOMY, URGES

 

‘GREEN’ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF FISCAL STIMULUS PACKAGE

The following statement was issued on Saturday, 15 November, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

WORLD LEADERS MUST NOT ALLOW TODAY’S FINANCIAL CRISIS TO EVOLVE ‘INTO TOMORROW’S

HUMAN CRISIS’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO GROUP OF 20 SUMMIT

 

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Group of 20 Financial Summit in Washington, D.C., on 14 November:

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS MARGARETA WAHLSTRÖM OF SWEDEN AS ASSISTANT

SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR DISASTER RISK REDUCTION

 

Secretary-General deeply concerned at humanitarian,

 

security situation in south Israel

 

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