Tag: Ban Ki-moon
International Day of Peace, 21 September “On this International Day of Peace, let us pledge to teach our children the value of tolerance and mutual respect. Let us invest in the schools and teachers that will build a fair and inclusive world that embraces diversity. Let us fight for peace and defend it with all our might.” UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Today is International Day of Democracy! “On this International Day of Democracy, I call on leaders to hear, respect and respond appropriately to the voices of the people, whether expressed directly or through elected representatives.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon This year’s theme is ’Strenghtening Voices for Democracy’. I have mentioned several times here how I am an advocate of the pursuit of making people realize how much they can actually do to form politics around themselves and this way form their own futures. After all, this is what democracy is all about.
“Every year on August 19th we mark World Humanitarian Day in honour of aid workers, who have lost their lives in the line of duty. We commemorate their sacrifice and reaffirm our commitment to the lifesaving work that humanitarians carry out around the world every day, often in difficult and dangerous circumstances, where others cannot or do not want to go. This year our World Humanitarian Day campaign is calling on people to answer a question: ‘What do you think the world needs more of?’” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Share your answer using #theworldneedsmore. Visit http://worldhumanitarianday.org/ to learn more.
united-nations: This year’s International #YouthDay celebrations kick off on Monday. Tune in live at 10 am (NYC time) (14.00 GMT) when more than 700 young people from USA, Belgium, Brazil, India, Lebanon and Nigeria will talk with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and other senior officials about UN initiatives for youth. Watch live in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish and Russian here: http://webtv.un.org/. More information: http://j.mp/16iXarn via UN Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth-Ahmad Alhendawi
Summer is here!!! Have I mentioned already how summer is my favorite time of the year? I love the kind of heat waves that seem to make everyone else around me suffer. I’m sorry, I just do. And now, one of those heat waves is approaching Hungary, so this is my time! I know, I am always told I should move to some distant part of the world where tempretures and moisture are constantly through the roof. My hair would be a mess all the time, but I would be happy! 🙂 Do you have any suggestions where I should…
united-nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled by train to Washington, DC, on Thursday to take part in World Bank meetings on education, poverty reduction and more. Tune in on Friday between 11:00 a.m.-12:10 p.m. EDT (15:00-16:10 GMT) when he and World Bank President Jim Kim hold an interactive online conversation on ending poverty. Details: http://bit.ly/ittakes419 Photo: Ban Ki-moon is seen here with UN Peacekeeping chief Hervé Ladsous and Oscar Fernandez-Taranco from the UN’s Department of Political Affairs.
March 20: International Day of Happiness The General Assembly of the United Nations in its resolution 66/281 of 12 July 2012 proclaimed 20 March the International Day of Happiness recognizing the relevance of happiness and well-being as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives. Learn more about this day and read the Secretary General’s full message clicking here.
As we seek to build the world we want, let us intensify our efforts to achieve a more inclusive, equitable and sustainable development path built on dialogue, transparency and social justice. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Message for the 2013 World Day of Social Justice (via halftheskymovement)
United Nations News Centre – At General Assembly, Ban and UN-Arab League envoy call for greater efforts to resolve crisis in Syria Announcing his plans to visit displaced Syrians in refugee camps in Turkey and Jordan, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged greater efforts to help bring an end to the conflict in the Middle Eastern country as well as greater support for the envoy tasked with that mission. “We can only succeed if all sides take the necessary steps, and if there are converging actions by the international community, in particular the Security Council,” Mr. Ban told an informal meeting of the General…
United Nations News Centre – UN Secretary-General calls for immediate Gaza ceasefire by all sides “My message is clear: all sides must stop fire,” Mr. Ban said during his press conference with [Egyptian Prime Minister] Mr. Qandil. “Further escalating the situation will only result in more tragedy, and puts the entire region at risk. That is why a ground operation must be avoided. That is why it is urgent to contain the present crisis.”
