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
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
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
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
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
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Headquarters, 27 July 2011 Thank you, Mr. Sean Koh, [Founder and CEO, Koherent Inc.], for your very kind introduction. It is very inspiring, what you have been saying. That is exactly what the United Nations is trying to achieve. Mr. John Kluge, philanthropist and entrepreneur; Ms. Reeta Roy, President and CEO of
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Vienna (Austria), 16 February 2012 It is a great honour for me to be amongst such an influential and informed audience today. Vielen Dank für diese Ehre. Es ist wunderbar, wieder in Wien zu sein. There are many words to describe this very beautiful city of Vienna – historic, glorious, dazzling, dynamic. All
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, Lusaka (Zambia), 25 February 2012 Hello, Zambia! Hello, youth of Zambia! You are all champions. I wish I could give you a gold medal. Do you want to hear my dull speech now? [cheers] Okay, let me begin! Last May, in Geneva, I spoke at the second International Forum on Sport, Peace and
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, New York (USA), 02 April 2012 Every year, this Global Colloquium addresses some of the most pressing issues facing our world. I have been honoured to join you a number of times so I know how dynamic this forum is – and how much you can achieve. Thank you for having me back.
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, UN Headquarters, 17 May 2012 I am a person who likes to go for broke. Unfortunately, I broke my hand last weekend playing soccer. But nothing could stop me from being here today. I’ve been looking forward to meeting with all of you. I wanted to do something different so I took to
