Failure to invest in Young People ‘a False Economy’, Secretary-General tells UN General Assembly
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly High-Level Meeting on Youth, in New York today, 25 July:
Let me first share my shock about the terror attack in Norway on Friday. I condemn this violence in the strongest possible terms. I am particularly saddened that this murderer singled out young people keen to engage meaningfully in the future of their country.