(UN News Centre) 28 October 2014 – Young people around the world must “raise your voices” so they are heard loud and clear, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told a packed audience of youth Ministers, experts, activists and volunteers this morning, kicking off the First Global Forum on Youth Policies, in Azerbaijan, itself a nation with […]
The United Nations is needed more than ever at this time of multiple crises. Poverty, disease, terrorism, discrimination and climate change are exacting a heavy toll. Millions of people continue to suffer deplorable exploitation through bonded labour, human trafficking, sexual slavery or unsafe conditions in factories, fields and mines. The global economy remains an uneven […]
The 2014 theme of the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October, is Empowering Adolescent Girls: Ending the Cycle of Violence.
On this occasion, the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has published a statement outlining his support for the empowerment of young women to prevent violence:
“All over the world, an alarming number of adolescent girls […]
Today is the International Day of Peace.
Each year, on this day, the United Nations calls for a global ceasefire.
We ask combatants to put down their arms so all can breathe the air of peace.
Armed conflict causes untold grief to families, communities and entire countries.
Too many are suffering today at the brutal hands of warmongers and […]
15 September 2014 – As we observe this year’s International Day of Democracy, the world seems more turbulent than ever. In many regions and in many ways, the values of the United Nations, including some of the most fundamental rights and freedoms enshrined in the UN Charter, are being tested and challenged.
Recent outbreaks of […]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Vienna (Austria), 26 February 2013
Thank you very much. Dear young friends, ladies and gentlemen, excellencies, it is a great pleasure to join you today. I was excited, I can immediately see and feel the excitement and energy of the young people here. I thank you very much for this opportunity.
It is quite fitting […]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Headquarters, 27 March 2013
Good morning!
It is wonderful to see you here. Welcome to the United Nations. This is your home.
I want to start with two questions. And I want you to shout your answers. Let me hear what you think.
First: Is the United Nations doing enough for young people?
Next: Can the United […]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Headquarters, 05 June 2013
Welcome to the third International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development.
It gives me great pleasure to host this important gathering.
The link between sport, peace and development grows stronger by the year.
It can be traced back in history to the original Olympic truce, which guaranteed safe passage to athletes […]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, General Assembly, 26 June 2013
I am pleased to address this important debate.
We meet in the middle of a global jobs crisis that demands a bold response.
This year, some 73 million young people will be unemployed.
An estimated 425 million young women and men will join the labour force between 2016 and 2030. That means […]
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, General Assembly, 25 July 2011
Mr. President of the General Assembly,
Distinguished Heads of State and Government,
Distinguished Ministers,
Ms. Alek Wek,
Mr. Romulo Dantas,
Excellencies,
Distinguished Delegates,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Let me first share my shock about the terror attack in Norway on Friday.
I condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms.
I am particularly saddened that this murderer singled out young […]
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