United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew to Jackson, Wyoming, in the afternoon of Friday, 6 June, to open the first ever Global Insight Summit. The Summit was convened by the United Nations and the Jackson Hole Film Institute and held during the fifth annual Jackson Hole Film Festival.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew from Bangkok, Thailand, to the epicentre of the earthquake in China on Saturday morning, 24 May, to express his condolences and solidarity to the Chinese people and Government and to witness for himself the rescue efforts, following the 12 May earthquake that took at least 60,000 lives in China’s Sichuan Province.
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Bangkok in the afternoon of Wednesday, 21 May, en route to Myanmar to see for himself the areas and people affected by Cyclone Nargis. From Bangkok, he would also travel to the epicentre of the earthquake in the Chinese province of Sichuan.
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SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN REMARKS TO HIV-TB GLOBAL LEADERS’ FORUM, APPEALS
FOR EFFECTIVE JOINT TREATMENT, MORE INVESTMENT IN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the HIV-TB Global Leaders’ Forum in New York today, 9 June:
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SECRETARY-GENERAL MOURNS DEATH OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA’S PRESIDENT JOSEPH KABUI
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES 8 JUNE AGREEMENT ON SUDAN TO RESOLVE ABYEI DISPUTE
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES COMMISSION ON HIV/AIDS, GOVERNANCE IN AFRICA
ON ‘SECURING OUR FUTURE’ REPORT, SAYING IT WILL SHARPEN REPONSE TO PANDEMIC
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SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS FIRST EVER GLOBAL INSIGHT SUMMIT THAT CREATIVE COMMUNITY’S
FAR-REACHING INFLUENCE CAN BE BEACON OF HOPE FOR NEEDIEST, VOICE FOR VOICELESS
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IN MESSAGE FOR SAN MARINO EVENT, SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS ROLE
PLAYED BY SMALL STATES IN WORK OF UNITED NATIONS
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the event on San Marino and International Organizations today, 6 June:
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Secretary-General urges participants in global classroom to ‘dream big’
in striving for a better, more just world
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s video message to the Global Classrooms Meeting in Los Angeles today, 6 June:
