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‘Thank you,’ says Ban, bidding farewell to staff and delegations at UN Headquarters

‘Thank you,’ says Ban, bidding farewell to staff and delegations at UN Headquarters

Dec 31, 2016, at 01:31 pm

New York, Dec 31 (Just Earth News): Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said goodbye to staff and Permanent Representatives at United Nations Headquarters in New York on Friday, saying that though he had delivered many speeches over his decade in office, he had but two important words for those gathered to wish him well: “thank you.”

In Seychelles, Ban calls for global action on climate change and easing humanitarian suffering

In Seychelles, Ban calls for global action on climate change and easing humanitarian suffering

May 09, 2016, at 12:43 pm

New York, May 9 (Just Earth News/IBNS):Small States like Seychelles have served as a “magnifying lens” for many issues that all nations must face, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told the National Assembly on Sunday, calling for the archipelago's continued support as the UN tackles three critical challenges: climate change, global sustainability and easing humanitarian suffering.

'Small islands have big ideas,' Ban tells Seychelles, citing leadership on environment, climate action

'Small islands have big ideas,' Ban tells Seychelles, citing leadership on environment, climate action

May 08, 2016, at 12:22 pm

New York, May 8 (Just Earth News/IBNS): The problems facing our planet – climate change, poverty and insecurity – will only be solved through a global, multilateral response, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Saturday as he began an official visit to the Seychelles, a small island nation with “big ideas,” having shown leadership on climate action, environmental protection and the fight against maritime crime.