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  1. Secretary-General's remarks at launch of the New Climate Economy report

    ... This year, we have seen the terrible flooding in Kerala in India, savage wildfires in California and Canada, and dramatic warming in the ...

  2. Statement Attributable to the Spokesman for the Secretary-General about the Earthquake in South Asia

    ... the earthquake that hit Pakistan, with impact extending into India and Afghanistan on the morning of 8 October 2005, and extends his sincere ... Affairs is in contact with the governments of Afghanistan, India and Pakistan to explore ways in which the United Nations can assist in ...

  3. Secretary-General's Press Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal [unofficial transcript]

    ... that they have. Q: During your visit to India, in your talks with authorities there, did Nepal figure in the talks? And ... good discussions with Government and political leaders of India. Of course, one of the subjects of our discussions was the very ...

  4. Secreary-General's remarks to the 100th Rotary International Convention

    ... religious leaders of each endemic country –Afghanistan, India, Nigeria and Pakistan –urging them to protect their children and stop ... this year, in February, my wife and I vaccinated children in India. I will never forget one baby, playfully touching her mother's beaming ...

  5. Secretary-General's video message to Fourth Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting

    ... their own paths toward sustainable energy. I commend India for its efforts, particularly its plans to increase solar capacity ...

  6. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to Group of Friends on Climate and Security [as prepared for delivery]

    ... displacement grows.     In August, Kerala in South India experienced its worst-ever flooding with close to one million people ...

  7. Statement by the Secretary-General on the situation in Sri Lanka on the second anniversary of the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami

    ... cou ntry, while nearly 16,000 more have sought refuge in India. Another 120,000 Sri Lankans remain displaced and need continued ...

  8. Secretary-General's press encounter [remarks and Q+A]

    ... Wen Jiabao of China and Prime Minister [Manmohan] Singh of India, all have said they will go to Copenhagen to provide their support for a ...

  9. Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations

    ... that more directly affect poor women and men. Research in India, for example, has shown that when women lead local councils, local budget ... community organizations, such as the various councils in India or tribal or clan councils in some African countries. This limits women's ...

  10. Secretary-General's message to the Ninth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

    ... recent years –such as the serious droughts this summer in India and Europe, and the storms that devastated parts of North America -- is ...