Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Ground Breaking May 1 Speech to Our Conference
Posted: 3 May 2010
“We will rid the world of nuclear weapons.
And when we do, it will be because of people like you.
The world owes you its gratitude.”-U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, May 1st, 2010
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Hiroshima Mayor Akiba addressed almost a thousand peace activists who have journeyed near and far to participate in the International Conference For a Nuclear Free, Peaceful, Just and Sustainable World. The South Hall of the Riverside Church was filled to capacity.
The transcript of the Secretary-General’s keynote address is available on the U.N. website.
Read Jim Luce’s blog on Huffington Post.
(Photo by Grace Pok)
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