Protect Earth. Restore land. Engage people Says United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Nearly 800 million people are chronically undernourished as a direct consequence of land degradation, declining soil, fertility, unsustainable water use, drought and biodiversity loss, requiring long-term solutions to help communities increase resilience to climate change, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon declared today. “The livelihoods and well-being of hundreds of millions of people are at stake,” […]
Ban Welcomes African Union Decision On Addressing Political and Security Crisis
In a phone call today, United Nations Secretary-general Ban Ki-moon and Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, discussed the situation in Burundi, with Mr. Ban welcoming recent decision by the AU Peace and Security Council on addressing the country’s political impasse. According to a statement issued by Mr. Ban’s spokesperson, the […]
United Nations To End Worldwide Poverty By 2030
Jubilant UN member states on Sunday put the finishing touches to a hugely ambitious roadmap aimed at wiping out poverty worldwide by 2030 and taking on climate change. United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon lauded the hard-fought agreement, saying it “encompasses a universal, transformative and integrated agenda that heralds an historic turning point for our world.” […]
