UN'S FUTURE TO BE DECIDED ON TODAY'S ACTIONS, SAYS BAN KI-MOON

UN'S FUTURE TO BE DECIDED ON TODAY'S ACTIONS, SAYS BAN KI-MOON
New York, Sep 18 2007 5:00PM
The United Nations must continually endeavour to find new ways of solving the world's problems, as its future will evaluated on its efforts today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has said.

"It is good that the world looks to the United Nations for solutions," he said in <"http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs//2007/sgsm11162.doc.htm">remarks yesterday at a service held at the Holy Family Church in New York. "But it also means we must find new ways working."

He added, "Whatever we have achieved in the past, we will be judged in the future on the actions we take today."

Speaking on the eve of the start of the sixty-second session of the General Assembly, Mr. Ban said that the world body needs "strength and reassurance" to face the ever-growing demands placed on the UN.

"The world turns to us, increasingly to solve more and more problems," he noted. "And the problems seem to grow ever more complex – from the conflict in Darfur to the impact of climate change on our planet."
2007-09-18 00:00:00.000

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