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5 October 2009

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Secretary-General Commends World Tourism Organization Efforts to Respond to Global Economic Crisis, Climate Change Challenge

This is the text of a message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon delivered on his behalf today to the 18th session of the World Tourism Organization in Astana, Kazakhstan, by the Deputy Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization, Taleb Rifai:

5 October 2009

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Information, Communication Technology Vital to Confronting Threat of Climate Change, Secretary-General Tells International Telecommunication Union Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement to the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World 2009 in Geneva today, 5 October:

5 October 2009

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Deputy Secretary-General, in Remarks to Second Committee, Outlines United Nations Coordinated Responses to Address Climate Change, Food Insecurity, Other Crises

Following are the remarks by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro to the General Assembly’s Second Committee (Economic and Financial) today, 5 October:

5 October 2009

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Secretary-General’s Address to Olympic Congress in Copenhagen

The following is the text of the keynote address of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the thirteenth Olympic Congress in Copenhagen, Denmark, on 3 October:

2 October 2009

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‘Need Is High, Care Inadequate,’ Secretary-General Says in World Mental Health Day Message, Urging Mobilization of International Resources to Treat Mental Disorders

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Mental Health Day, to be observed on 10 October:

2 October 2009

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Deputy Secretary-General, Briefing General Assembly, Spells Out Principal Aims of Joint Strategic Plan for Strengthening Rule of Law Worldwide

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s informal briefing to the General Assembly on the rule of law today, 2 October:

2 October 2009

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Activities of Secretary-General in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 24-25 September

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, travelled to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to join world leaders at the Group of 20 (G-20) Summit hosted by United States President Barack Obama. The Secretary-General arrived in Pittsburgh by commercial flight from New York in the late afternoon of Thursday, 24 September.

2 October 2009

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United Nations Continues to Meet Today’s Challenges, Secretary-General Reaffirms in Remarks to Round Table of Swedish Non-Governmental Organizations

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the round table of Swedish non-governmental organizations, “How can the UN meet the challenges of today?”, in Stockholm, 2 October:

1 October 2009

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Secretary-General, delivering Address at Uppsala University, Lauds Sweden’s Leading Role in United Nations, Hammarskjöld’s Imprint on World

Following is United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden, today, 1 October:

1 October 2009

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2009 United Nations Disarmament Fellowship Programme Starts Third Segment Today at New York Headquarters

The third segment of the 2009 Disarmament Fellowship Programme starts today at United Nations Headquarters, for a period of three and a half weeks, with the participation of young diplomats from 24 Member States.

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