Secretary-General, in Message for Vesak Day, Urges Solidarity with People Suffering Needlessly Worldwide by Applying Universal Values of Buddhism
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Day of Vesak:
In progress at UNHQ
‘The Doers of Democracy’ Photo Exhibition Opens at United Nations 9 May
Note No. 6307
At this critical time for democratization efforts in several parts of the world, the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF) will open an exhibition of photographs illustrating its work on Monday, 9 May, at 6 p.m. in the Main Gallery of the United Nations Visitors’ Lobby. The images in the exhibition illustrate selected democracy projects in the field, funded by UNDEF and implemented by civil society organizations in Africa, the Arab region, Asia, Latin America and Europe.
Committee on Information Unanimously Approves Text Calling for Enhancing Multilingualism, Partnerships, Local Outreach as Session Concludes
PI/1983
The Committee on Information today called on the United Nations Department of Public Information to bolster multilingualism, partnerships, efficiency and local outreach in order to heighten awareness of critical international issues.
Secretary-General Says Military Stand-Off in Abyei Area of Sudan ‘Unacceptable’; Resumption, Conclusion of Negotiations Must Now Be Matter of Priority
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Libya, Côte d’Ivoire Events Mark Historic Precedent, Secretary-General Tells Sofia Platform, Citing ‘Watershed’ in Responsibility to Protect Doctrine
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Sofia Platform, 6 May:
Commission on Sustainable Development Briefed on Working Group Negotiations
ENV/DEV/1207
Meeting briefly at the end of the first week of its annual two-week session, the Commission on Sustainable Development was urged by its Chair to do its utmost — and perhaps go even further — to reach the goal of shaping critical global policies on transport; chemicals; waste management; mining; and a 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns.
As Istanbul Conference Opens, Secretary-General Urges Recognition of Least Developed Countries as ‘Vast Reservoirs of Untapped Potential’
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ISTANBUL, 9 May — As the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries opened this morning, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, other senior international officials and Heads of State and Government called for a new vision to reverse the profound poverty of the people living in the world’s 48 poorest countries and lay a firm foundation for their integration into the world economy.
Secretary-General, at Global Summit of Women, Says His Challenge Is Breaking ‘Glass Ceiling’ in United Nations Middle Management
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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Global Summit of Women, in Istanbul on 7 May:
Secretary-General Saddened by Deaths of United Nations Staff in Bolivia
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The following statement was issued on 8 May by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Secretary-General, Addressing Istanbul Forum, Credits ‘Relentless’ Civil Society with Helping Advance Well—Being of Millions in Least Developed Countries
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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the opening of the Civil Society Forum at the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries, in Istanbul on 8 May: