SECRETARY-GENERAL OUTLINES PRIORITIES, CHALLENGES FOR UNITED NATIONS

IN ADDRESS TO KOREA SOCIETY’S FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY DINNER

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address at the dinner celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the Korea Society, held in New York on 15 May:

SECRETARY-GENERAL PROFOUNDLY CONCERNED AT ESCALATING VIOLENCE,

GROWING CASUALTIES IN GAZA

 

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

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

Sixth Session

5^th Meeting (PM)

Speakers call for increased international recognition of indigenous rights,

Improved participation in own development, as forum debate continues

Native American Tribal Leader Says Lands Being Plundered,

Sixty-first General Assembly

Plenary

96^th Meeting (PM)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY PROCLAIMS 2008 INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF LANGUAGES, IN EFFORT

TO PROMOTE UNITY IN DIVERSITY, GLOBAL UNDERSTANDING

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS NICHOLAS HAYSOM OF SOUTH AFRICA

 

EXECUTIVE OFFICE POLITICAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR

 

Biographical Note

SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS HAILE MENKERIOS OF ERITREA

 

AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR POLITICAL AFFAIRS

 

Peacebuilding Commission

Organizational Committee

7^th Meeting (AM)

ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITTEE OF PEACEBUILDING COMMISSION DECIDES TO EXTEND

STANDING INVITATION TO FOUR INSTITUTIONAL DONORS

 

World Bank, International Monetary Fund, European Community,

Committee on NGOs

18^th & 19^th Meetings (AM & PM)

COMMITTEE ON NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS APPROVES 16 MORE ORGANIZATIONS

FOR CONSULTATIVE STATUS WITH ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COUNCIL

 

Committee on NGOs

20^th Meeting (PM)

UNITED NATIONS HOSTS LAUNCH OF MICROSOFT AFRICA PROGRAMMES