SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN WORLD AIDS DAY MESSAGE, SAYS AIDS NOT DISAPPEARING ANY TIME

SOON; IT IS AS REAL, AS URGENT AS EVER TO LEAD, EMPOWER, DELIVER ON AIDS

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the occasion of World AIDS Day, observed on 1 December:

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO TSUNAMI EARLY WARNING SYSTEM LAUNCH, COMMENDS

INDONESIA’S LEADERSHIP IN REDUCING VULNERABILITY OF CITIZENS, NEIGHBOURS

 

Secretary-General says legal protocol aimed at ‘horrendous’ impact of remnants

of war invaluable tool, urges further steps, in message to Geneva conference

SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS GLOBAL WELFARE EFFORTS OF ROTARY INTERNATIONAL

This is the text of a message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 8 November to the Rotary International Day at the United Nations (delivered on his behalf by Kim Wonsoo, Deputy Chef de Cabinet):

SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GLOBAL YOUTH SUMMIT:  ‘WE ARE NOT FATED TO WATCH WORLD

 

WORLD MUST NOT ALLOW CURRENT DIFFICULTIES TO LOWER EXPECTATIONS OR PUT OFF DOING

WHAT MUST BE DONE TO DECISIVELY CONFRONT CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

Secretary-General, deploring recent setbacks, urges renewed efforts

for peace, development in Democratic Republic of Congo and region

Call to African Leaders at Nairobi Summit Meeting to Work to End Conflicts,

deeply concerned about violence in Democratic Republic of Congo, Secretary-General

 

calls for cessation of hostilities, withdrawal to previous positions

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL DEMANDS IMMEDIATE RELEASE OF ABDUCTED AID WORKERS IN SOMALIA

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

CHALLENGING TIMES DEMAND MORE INCLUSIVE MULTILATERALISM, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS

IN REMARKS ON IMPACT OF FINANCIAL CRISIS ON SMALL, MEDIUM STATES