Secretary-General’s Trip to Egypt
CAIRO, Egypt, July 15, 2009/African Press Organization (APO)/ — Daily press briefing by the office of the spokesperson for the UN secretary-general.
The Secretary-General has arrived in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where tomorrow he’s scheduled to meet with the leaders gathered for the Fifteenth Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM).
He will tell the gathered leaders there that, just as when the Non-Aligned Movement was founded, the world today faces complex crises threatening development and security. He will point to the severe economic and financial crisis, the need for disarmament and the effort to “seal the deal” on climate change in Copenhagen later this year. He will also discuss the United Nations ongoing review of its peacekeeping and peacebuilding work, at a time when UN engagement is at an all-time high.
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United Nations – Office of the Spokesperson of the Secretary-General
