Jan 1, 2017
News, Secretary General, United Nations
Antonio Guterres, citizens, global terrorism, governments, leaders, New Secretary General, New Year’s Message, New Year’s resolution, Peace and Security, Prime Minister of Portugal, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, UN Secretary-General, UNHCR
by Britta Schmitz UNITED NATIONS, 1 January 2017 – Antonio Guterres made his first statement as the new UN Secretary General on New Year’s Day. He urges everyone to join him in his New Year’s resolution, to “make 2017 a year for peace“. “On this New Year’s Day, I ask all of you to join me in making one shared New Year’s resolution: Let us resolve to put peace first. Let us make 2017 a year in which we all – citizens, governments, leaders – strive to overcome our differences,“ said Guterres in his first statement as [Read More]
Feb 24, 2015
Security Council, United Nations
Ban Ki-moon, China, Foreign Affairs, Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Peace and Security, People's Republic of China, Russian Federation, Sergey V. Lavrov, UN, united nations, Wang Yi
During a Security Council’s ministerial-level debate on Maintaining International Peace and Security, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said “we must be willing to act before situations deteriorate. This is both a moral responsibility and critical for the maintenance of international peace and security. We cannot afford to be indifferent.” The debate –with some 80 speakers -reviews the course of the UN since it was founded 70 years ago and promotes the spirit of the UN Charter. Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations: “We must be willing to act before situations deteriorate. This is both a moral responsibility and critical for the [Read More]
