Secretary-General Addresses Assembly on 2013 UN Challenges and Priorities
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon briefed the General Assembly on what the UN and Member States have achieved together over the past year and “where concerted action today can yield great gains tomorrow.” Among the challenges and priorities he cited for 2013 were the situations in Syria, Mali and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as progress on sustainable development, particularly on achieving the Millennium Development Goals.
Mr. Ban (left) greets Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil to the UN, at the meeting.