Tag: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon

  • UN Secretary General speaks at IOC Session

    Lausanne, Feb 06, 2014: In an Olympic first, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today addressed the IOC Session in advance of the Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. “Today I am in Sochi to witness countries uniting in a spirit of friendly competition and goodwill,” he said on the final day before the Games’ Opening Ceremony. It…

  • Ban Ki-Moon praises IPC at United Nations forum

    Ban Ki-Moon praises IPC at United Nations forum

    New York – USA, June 07, 2013: UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon praised the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) efforts to inspire the world and change attitudes toward people with an impairment during a speech on Wednesday (5 June) at the International Forum on Sport for Peace and Development at the UN’s headquarters in New York,…