Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon holds monthly news conference to discuss, among other things, the Middle East, climate change and the recent attack in Kabul that claimed the lives of at least five UN staff members, 28 October 2009
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Ban rejects reports of UN withdrawal from Afghanistan
06 November 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today rejected any notion that the United Nations is leaving Afghanistan, amid reports that the world body is pulling out of the country following the announcement that it will temporarily relocate some of its staff owing to security concerns. FULL STORY>>
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Those who gave their lives today came to Afghanistan armed not with guns or bullets. They came with a more powerful weapon – hope. Hope for a better day for Afghanistan and a commitment to help its people build a better world and a better future. We will not be deterred from this noble mission. We stand by the people of Afghanistan today, and we will do so tomorrow.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in remarks at news conference, New York, 28 October 2009
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Ban Ki-moon outlines his vision of a stronger UN for a better world.
“I am determined to make progress on the pressing issues of our time, step by step, by building on achievements along the way, working with Member States and civil society.”
Latest speeches
- Opening remarks at press encounter following briefing to the Security Council on Afghanistan
- Remarks to the Hellenic Parliament
- Opening remarks at press conference with Teodora Tzakri, Deputy Minister of Interior, Decentralization and E-Governance of Greece at the Global Forum on Migration and Development
- Remarks at joint press encounter with Prime Minister George Papandreou of Greece
- Remarks to the Third Meeting of the Global Forum on Migration and Development
- Opening remarks at press conference following working breakfast with UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown