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Home Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon Priorities Biography On the job Daily schedule All statements Major speeches "Off the Cuff" Remarks Reports/articles Ethical standards Public disclosure Travel The Team Deputy Secretary -General Management group Representatives & envoys Messengers of Peace Speaking to the media Press conferences The Spokesperson Statements Press briefings Resources Photos Video links About the job Secretary-General's role Appointment process Former Secretaries-General Biographies, useful links UN Home Main page	Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol of Thailand brief the media following the launch of the “Network of Men Leaders” to end violence against women, 24 November 2009 LATEST HEADLINES Ban says Obama’s presence adds momentum to Copenhagen climate summit 25 November 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today welcomed the announcement that President Barack Obama of the United States will attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen next month, and he will urge Commonwealth leaders to do the same when he meets them later this week in Trinidad and Tobago. FULL STORY>> Ban voices concern as tensions grow between Western Sahara parties 24 November 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is concerned by the growing tension between the parties to the Western Sahara negotiations, which have increased following the recent detention of several groups of Saharawi activists. FULL STORY>> Côte d’Ivoire: Ban calls for speedy new date for yet-again-delayed elections 24 November 2009 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today called on all parties in Côte d’Ivoire to fix a new date as soon as possible for their much-delayed elections, now postponed yet again from their latest deadline of this month. FULL STORY>> More stories on Secretary-General's activities	I call on men and boys everywhere to join us. Break the silence. When you witness violence against women and girls, do not sit back. Act. Advocate. Unite to change the practices and attitudes that incite, perpetrate and condone this violence. Violence against women and girls will not be eradicated until all of us – men and boys - refuse to tolerate it. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in remarks at launch of Network of Men Leaders to End Violence Against Women, 24 November 2009 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.” more>> Latest speeches Remarks on the Unite Network of Men Leaders To End Violence Against Women Opening remarks at press conference on the International day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women Remarks at presentation of the Report of the Commission on Effective Development Cooperation with Africa Remarks at Africa Industrialization Day Panel on "Industrialization Strategies and Policies: A Key to Economic Transformation of Africa" Remarks on the Twentieth Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child Remarks to the Parliamentary Hearing at the United Nations Global Impact and Vulnerability Alert System (GIVAS): Secretary-General proposes an alert system to fill information gaps between point when global crises affect vulnerable populations and when information reaches decision makers Background Video Advancing global health: Secretary-General convenes a Forum on Advancing Global Health in the Face of Crisis Food security Secretary-General's High-Level Task Force on the Global Food Security Crisis
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