young people’s energy, idealism can help achieve timely achievement of development

goals, Secretary-General says in message to Global Youth forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Global Forum on Youth and ICT for Development today, 24 September:

OPPORTUNITY EXISTS TO REBUILD MUTUAL CONFIDENCE BETWEEN ISRAELIS, PALESTINIANS;

 

AD HOC LIAISON COMMITTEE MEETING IS IMPORTANT STEP, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee in New York, today:

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES HISTORIC AGREEMENT TO PHASE OUT HYDROchlorofluorocarbons,

CHEMICAL COMPOUND DAMAGING TO OZONE LAYER, CONTRIBUTOR TO CLIMATE CHANGE

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

Secretary-General commends peaceful approach of Myanmar demonstrators,

 

hopes government will seize opportunity to engage in dialogue

 

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

Climate change threatens investment in Millennium Development Goals,

says Secretary-General in address to high-level event

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the high-level event on climate change in New York, today, 24 September:

TRANSCRIPT OF PRESS CONFERENCE ON MIDDLE EAST BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON,

QUARTET PRINCIPALS AT UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 23 SEPTEMBER 2007

STATEMENT BY MIDDLE EAST QUARTET

 

The following statement was issued today by the Quartet ( United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, European Union):

TRANSCRIPT OF JOINT PRESS CONFERENCE BY SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AND IRAQI

PRIME MINISTER NURI AL-MALIKI, UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS, 22 SEPTEMBER 2007

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED BY REPORTS OF FATAL INCIDENT BETWEEN GEORGIAN INTERIOR

 

MINISTRY AND ABKHAZ ‘DE FACTO’ PERSONNEL, CALLS FOR MAXIMUM RESTRAINT

 

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

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: