SG/SM/15438-DEV/3055
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the 2013 Junior Chamber International World Congress, in Rio de Janeiro, from 3 to 8 November:
Underscoring the need for collective international action to build peace, stability and development in the crisis-torn Sahel region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced at a Headquarters press conference today that he would undertake a joint visit there next week with Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, and senior officials from the European Union and African Union.