SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTRAGED BY BOMBINGS IN JAIPUR, INDIA

 

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

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION CAN OFFER CONCRETE ACTION, NEW IDEAS

ON WIDE RANGE OF WORLD’S FORMIDABLE CHALLENGES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, in New York, 14 May:

‘COLONIALISM HAS NO PLACE IN TODAY’S WORLD,’ SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

IN MESSAGE TO DECOLONIZATION SEMINAR IN INDONESIA

 

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Atlanta, Georgia, on the evening of Wednesday, 7 May, as part of his ongoing efforts to reach out to major American cities and citizens, and also to make progress on global health, one of his top priorities for 2008 and beyond.

World must unite to reduce devastating loss of planet’s precious biodiversity,

Says Secretary-General in international day message

 

Following is UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Biological Diversity, observed 22 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD TELECOMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION SOCIETY

DAY, CALLS FOR RESEARCH TO DEVELOP UNIVERSALLY ACCESSIBLE TECHNOLOGY

Secretary-General stresses ‘deep and universal need’ for positive father figures

 

in message to observe international day of families

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Families, to be observed on 15 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS ANGELA KANE OF GERMANY USG FOR MANAGEMENT,

ALICIA BÁRCENA IBARRA OF MEXICO EXECUTIVE SECRETARY OF ECLAC

DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE, ACCOUNTABLE SECURITY INSTITUTIONS ‘OUR SHARED OBLIGATION’,

ESPECIALLY IN POST-CONFLICT COUNTRIES, SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS SECURITY COUNCIL

SECRETARY-GENERAL, AT HEADQUARTERS EVENT, SAYS CONCRETE STEPS MUST NOW TRANSFORM

VISION OF DISABILITIES CONVENTION INTO ‘REAL VICTORIES ON THE GROUND’