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Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon Visits UNU
1 July, 2009
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon and UNU rector Konrad Osterwalder at the conclusion of the town hall meeting with UN staff. Rector Osterwalder presented Secretary-General Ban with a selection of books published by UNU Press. Photo: Jeremy Hedley/UNU
UN secretary-general Ban Ki-Moon, in Japan at the invitation of the government of Japan, visited UNU Headquarters today as part of his official visit. Secretary-General Ban was warmly welcomed by UNU rector Konrad Osterwalder before meeting with the heads of UN agencies in Japan and speaking at a town hall meeting of UN staff in Elizabeth Rose Hall. The secretary-general also met with UN goodwill ambassadors and supporters and sat for an interview with Aiya Takashima of Fuji Television.
The series of meetings provided the secretary-general with an opportunity to highlight the importance for UN agencies to work together as "one UN," especially when confronted with such critical challenges such as climate change. He reiterated the importance for the international community to "Seal the Deal" later this year in Copenhagen.
Secretary-General Ban had previously met with Japan's foreign minister Hirofumi Nakasone, and will meet this evening with Japanese prime minister Taro Aso. After visiting Japan, he will visit Myanmar before travelling to Switzerland, Ireland and Italy.
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