Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon addresses the opening of high-level general debate of the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly - 23 September 2008
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If ever there were a call to collective action – a call for global leadership – it is now... We need to restore order to the international financial markets. We need a new understanding on business ethics and governance, with more compassion and less uncritical faith in the “magic” of markets. And we must think about how the world economic system should evolve to more fully reflect the changing realities of our time.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in address to the 63rd session of the UN General Assembly, 23 September 2008
Responding to new challenges:
My priorities as
Secretary-General
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.”
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