Tag: Ban Ki-moon
united-nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is calling on all youth to take action ahead of June’s Rio+20 conference! Are you up for the Future We Want challenge? Here’s a “to-do” list for you. In this photo, the Secretary-General used an iPhone to snap a photo of students in the GA Hall this week. Credit: UN Photo/Eskinder Debebe
united-nations: Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon wants to hear from you! Calling all young people! What future do YOU want? Join a global conversation about the Future We Want on Twitter using the hashtag #GCModelUN. Ban Ki-moon will review your ideas and share selected posts with students attending the Global Classrooms Model UN event on 17 May in New York City. You can also follow tweets from students representing 23 countries who will be attending the event using the same hashtag. Stay tuned for more posts related to “Rio+20” — the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development which will take place…
united-nations: This weekend, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon joined other diplomats at DiploMatch, a soccer match organized by Play31, which aimed to use the unifying power of football to bring together people who have been torn apart by war. Play31’s vision is a world in which all children are free to play, as stipulated in Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. The goal of the DiploMatch was to raise enough money to finance a community tournament in Sierra Leone. Photos credit: UNDP and Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Children and Armed Conflict
U.N. chief calls for hundreds more monitors in Syria Hundreds more observers should be sent to Syria to ensure it follows an internationally brokered peace plan, which has yet to halt the bloodshed, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Thursday.
UN Secretary General’s statement regarding the North Korean launch failure Despite its failure, the launch is in direct violation of Security Council Resolution 1874 and threatens regional stability.
little more than an hour to go (9.30 CET), who else is watching? united-nations: We’re making last-minute preparations for today’s Google Plus hangout with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon! Above is a sneak peek of the set! More information: Google blog post Watch live on YouTube at 3:30 pm EST! Related video United Nations on Google+ Six young people will join from the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and South America, and have the opportunity to ask questions on the issues that matter to them.
Let’s all hang out with Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Tuesday 10th April, 3:30 pm EST on Google+! Check out http://www.un.org/social for more! (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
united-nations: By acting today (31 March), we can power a brighter tomorrow. Turn off your lights for Earth Hour at 8:30 pm — your time— and show your commitment to sustainable energy for all. UN landmarks to take part in Earth Hour in solidarity with the men, women and children – 20 per cent of all humankind – who live with no access to electricity. More on the Future We Want (Source: https://www.youtube.com/)
International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination “Racism continues to cause suffering for millions of people around the world…. I look to all people to join the United Nations in our drive to eliminate racism. We must, individually and collectively, stamp out racism, stigma and prejudice.” Secretary-General Ban Ki-moonMessage for the International Day for theElimination of Racial Discrimination 2012
Status quo in Syria ‘indefensible,’ Ban says on anniversary of uprising Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today marked the anniversary of the uprising in Syria by calling for an end to the ongoing bloodshed, which has claimed more than 8,000 lives since popular protests began a year ago, and for a peaceful resolution of the crisis.
