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  1. Remarks at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, Ruud Lubbers, and the Executive Director of the World Food Programme, James Morris (unofficial transcript)

    ... Director of World Food Programme, are going to sign a Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming and strengthening the partnership ... working in the situation mainly here in Africa at this moment to bring food to the people. Its progression and progress. We go further ...

  2. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at event on the Rwandan Genocide

    ... alert and mobilize the international community.  In 1993, a United Nations Special Rapporteur warned that all the precursors of genocide ... and the situation remains volatile.  But, for the moment, people are largely safe and the United Nations is doing its utmost to ...

  3. Note to correspondents: Transcript of joint stakeout by UN Special Envoy for Syria, Mr. Staffan de Mistura and UN Senior Advisor, Mr. Jan Egeland

    ... and I cannot go into much more details until there is a clear outcome from it, but you should know that. We ourselves are going ... cessation of hostilities is not really a major issue at the moment, but needs to be kept alive, in order to be able to make sure when and ...

  4. Secretary-General's address at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - "Argentina and the World"

    ... the darkest era of Argentina. At the same time, let us send a strong message of hope to many people around the world whose human rights are ... let us make the most of this historic multilateral moment for the benefit of Argentina and the people of the world. ...

  5. Secretary-General's remarks at the International Monetary and Financial Committee [as delivered]

    ... Monetary and Financial Committee.    We meet at a time of enormous uncertainty.   As Finance Ministers and Central Bank ... is that climate change is running faster than we are.  In a moment in which we see a trend in several parts of the world to diminish their ...

  6. Secretary-General's address to Stanley Foundation Conference on the Responsibility to Protect

    ... participants, ladies and gentlemen. It's a great honour and pleasure for me to participate in this very important ... are no roads except by air mobility. At the critical moment, I was reduced to begging for replacements from neighboring countries ...

  7. Secretary-General's briefing to the General Assembly [bilingual, as delivered version] [Please scroll down for all-English version]

    ... million to fund critical relief efforts. On Saturday, a UN Disaster and Assessment Coordination team arrived in Tacloban, one of the ... in a sustainable future. Let me now turn inward for a moment and update you on a number of issues. You of course have before ...

  8. Secretary-General's opening address to the 62nd Annual DPI/NGO Conference - "For Peace and Development: Disarm Now!"

    ... signed. It created the first nuclear-weapon-free zone in a populated region. Last year, I addressed a special meeting here ... measure to your unrelenting advocacy, we are facing a new moment of opportunity and I thank you, thank you for that. Disarmament is back ...

  9. Secretary-General's remarks at the 2011-2012 Otto L. Walter Lecture at New York Law School

    ... and students, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a great honour and privilege for me to address this very distinguished group ... said one prime minister. An “extremely delicate moment”, said another president. The Israeli-Palestinian conflict ...

  10. Secretary-General's address on receiving an Honorary Doctorate at Zhejiang University

    ... is heaven, and on earth there is Hangzhou”. It must be a wonderfully inspiring place in which to learn. Institutions of learning ... further spread of HIV/AIDS. China is facing a decisive moment. How you deal with this challenge will determine not only the size of ...