Tag: Secretary General

While of course the most anticipated speeches of the general debate are yet to come, it has started yesterday nonetheless. The report of the Secretary General brought no surprise, he was emphasizing the same issues he was talking about before. I liked how straightforward and articulate he was about the most important ones. Regarding Syria he warned once again that the serious and growing threat to international peace and security requires Security Council action. I particularly liked his thoughts about recent uprisings, saying that “moderate majority should not be a silent majority”. That should be true to both sides: for…

United Nations News Centre – General Assembly opens new session with call to tackle urgent global issues Secretary General Ban Ki-moon said: “We are living through a period of unease. We are also seeing incidents of intolerance and hatred that are then exploited by others. Voices of moderation and calm need to make themselves heard at this time. We all need to speak up in favour of mutual respect and understanding of the values and beliefs of others. The United Nations must rise to the moment.”

Ban Ki-moon: Welcoming America inspired my public service – USATODAY.com Inspiring piece by Secretary General Ban Ki-moon in USA Today.

On anniversary of Hiroshima atomic bombing, Ban urges elimination of nuclear weapons ashleybaxstrom: “There must never be another nuclear attack – never. The elimination of such weapons is not just a visionary goal, but the most reliable way to prevent their future use.” —UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon

att-bobloblaw-deactivated201211: In his message, Ban Ki-moon recalled that “today, sports and events such as the Olympic and Paralympic Games break down barriers by bringing together people from all around the world and all walks of life. The participants may carry the flags of many nations, but they come together under the shared banner of equality and fair play, understanding and mutual respect.”

Kurt Waldheim: Un métier unique au monde Former UN Secretary General Kurt Waldheim’s narratives about the most unique job in the world. It is not his memoirs, this one was written while he was still acting Secretary General in 1977. It was not actually written by him, he was interviewed by Éric Rouleau in between travels and summits in the course of fifteen months due to the Secretary General’s busy schedule. This book is mostly about then current world affairs and how the UN dealt with them. What makes it interesting today is that most of these issues – Middle…

The Future We Want “We recognize that we can’t continue to consume our way to prosperity. Yet we have not embraced the obvious solution.” Op-ed in The New York Times by UN Secretary General 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