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国际青年日致辞

今年国际青年日的主题——―可持续性：我们的挑战。我们的未来‖，是对青年男女的全球行动号召。

我们的世界面临相互关联的多重危机，其严重、深远的影响对青年的冲击尤其大。

例如，在2007年，青年占世界劳动适龄人口的25%，却占失业人口的40%。全球经济下滑意味着，在短期内，青年失业率将继续攀升。失业率只说明问题的一部分，特别是对生活在发展中国家的绝大多数青年而言。对他们来说，非正规、无保障和低工资就业是通常的情况，而不是例外。

同时，气候变化继续损害各国经济，并带来巨大动荡的威胁，使世界各地的青年人承担不公正的―生态债务‖。这是一个潜在的沉重负担。与此同时，令我感到鼓舞的是，青年人为关于减缓和适应气候变化的辩论作出了贡献。他们的意见和建议可有助建立必要的势头，以便在今年晚些时候在哥本哈根―搞定谈判‖。

的确，年轻人已经证明自己是可持续发展方面的主要合作伙伴。他们已经参与可持续发展委员会等国际论坛，并帮助他们的政府和社区制定减贫战略、创业计划和许多其他政策和举措。

青年人往往以身作则：实践绿色和健康的生活方式，或促进创新使用新技术，如移动装臵和在线社交网络。他们理应得到我们的充分承诺——充分接受教育的机会、充分的医疗保健、就业机会、金融服务和充分参与公共生活。在国际青年日，让我们再次承诺，支持青年人的发展。可持续性是最有希望的前进道路，青年可以带路。

Secretary-General's message on International Youth Day

The theme of this year's International Youth Day –―Sustainability: Our Challenge. Our Future‖ – is a global call to action for young men and women.

Our world faces multiple, interconnected crises with severe and far-reaching impacts that fall disproportionately on the young.

In 2007, for example, youth comprised 25 per cent of the world's working age population yet accounted for 40 per cent of the unemployed. The global economic downturn means that, in the near term, youth unemployment will continue to climb. Unemployment rates tell only part of the story, especially for the vast majority of youth who live in developing countries. For them, informal, insecure and low-wage employment is the norm, not the exception.

Climate change, meanwhile, continues to compromise economies and threaten tremendous upheaval, saddling young people everywhere with an unjust ―ecological debt‖. This is a potentially crushing burden. At the same time, I am encouraged by the contributions that young people have made to the debate on climate change mitigation and adaptation. Their views and proposals can help build the momentum necessary to ―seal the deal‖ in Copenhagen later this year.

Indeed, young people have proven themselves to be key partners in sustainable development. They have gotten involved in international forums such as the Commission on Sustainable Development, and have helped their Governments and communities to formulate poverty reduction strategies, entrepreneurial schemes and many other policies and initiatives.

Young people often lead by example: practicing green and healthy lifestyles, or promoting innovative uses of new technologies, such as mobile devices and on-line social networks. They deserve our full commitment -- full access to education, adequate healthcare, employment opportunities, financial services and full participation in public life. On International Youth Day, let us renew our pledge to support young people in their development. Sustainability is the most promising path forward, and youth can lead the way.

在世界土著人国际日的致辞

生活在70个国家的3.7亿世界土著人，看护着地球上一些最具生物多样性的地区。他们所讲的语言占世界语言种类的大多数，他们的传统知识、文化多样性和可持续生活方式对世界共同遗产做出了极其宝贵的贡献。

大会2007年通过的《土著人民权利宣言》是土著人民为争取正义、平等权利和发展所作斗争的一个里程碑。近来各国采取了一些可喜的行动，一些国家政府为过去的不公正向土著人民道歉，还有一些国家政府推动了立法和宪法改革。

但是，土著人民仍然是最为边缘化的人群，他们普遍生活贫穷，教育水平低下。许多人在日常生活中面临歧视和种族主义待遇。他们的语言往往受到限制，或者濒临消亡，而他们的土地被迫让位于采矿和森林砍伐。

土著人民还常常由于贫穷、营养不良、环境污染和缺医少药而导致健康状况不良。有鉴于此，今年的国际日纪念活动重点围绕艾滋病毒/艾滋病的威胁。土著人民必须享有疾病发现、治疗和保护所必需的信息和基础设施。

保健方面进展不足尤其表明在许多国家中，正式承认土著人民的权利与具体落实这些权利之间始终存在巨大的差距。值此国际日，我呼吁各国政府和民间社会紧急行动起来，与土著人民开展充分合作，下决心弥补落实方面的差距。

Secretary-General's message on the International Day of the World's Indigenous People The world's indigenous peoples – 370 million in 70 countries -- are the custodians of some of the most biologically diverse areas on earth. They speak a majority of the world's languages, and their traditional knowledge, cultural diversity and sustainable ways of life make an invaluable contribution to the world's common heritage.

The adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the General Assembly in 2007 was a landmark in the struggle of indigenous peoples for justice, equal rights and development. There have also been recent welcome steps at the national level; some governments have apologized to indigenous peoples for past injustices, and others have advanced legislative and constitutional reforms.

Still, indigenous peoples remain some of the most marginalized populations, suffering disproportionately from poverty and inadequate access to education. Many face discrimination and racism on a daily basis. All too often, their languages face strictures or are threatened with extinction, while their territories are sacrificed for mining and deforestation.

Indigenous peoples also tend to suffer from the low standards of health associated with poverty, malnutrition, environmental contamination and inadequate healthcare. With that in mind, this year's observance of the International Day focuses on the threat of HIV/AIDS. It is essential that indigenous peoples have access to the information and infrastructure necessary for detection, treatment and protection.

Insufficient progress in health, in particular, points to a persistent and profound gap in many countries between the formal recognition of indigenous peoples' rights and the actual situation on the ground. On this International Day, I call on Governments and civil society to act with urgency and determination to close this implementation gap, in full partnership with indigenous peoples.

关于―我们必须裁军‖运动的致辞

六十四年前，原子弹坠落在广岛和长崎。

全世界人民看到如此巨大的恐怖和破坏，认定此类屠杀应当永不再现。

但全球武库中仍有数以千计的核武器。核恐怖主义的威胁确实存在。

我们也看到正在为限制和消除这些武器采取大胆步骤。

联合国希望为此助一把力。

我期望看到一个没有核武器的世界。

我已发起一个运动，名为WMD-We Must Disarm (我们必须裁军)。

我们必须放下武器，以救天下苍生。

我们必须放下武器，方可将宝贵的资源用于保健、教育和发展。

今年9 月21 日的国际和平日将专门用于推动这一大业。

在此期间，请加入我们在Facebook、MySpace、Twitter 和联合国WMD-We Must Disarm 网站推出的运动。

大家要为此疾呼。让我们最后一次说服领导人，大规模毁灭性武器只会造成浪费和带来危险，是徒劳无益的。

面对这一灾难性威胁，我们的信息非常明确：携起手来，我们必须放下武器！

谢谢。

Secretary-General's video message for 'We Must Disarm' Campaign

Sixty-four years ago, atom bombs rained down on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Upon seeing such horror and devastation, people throughout the world thought such carnage must never happen again.

But thousands of nuclear weapons remain in global arsenals. The risk of nuclear terrorism is real.

Yet we are also seeing bold steps to limit and eliminate these weapons.

The United Nations wants to build on this momentum.

I have a vision of a world free of nuclear weapons.

And I have a campaign, called WMD -- We Must Disarm.

We must disarm to save lives.

We must disarm so that we can redirect precious resources to health, education and development.

This year, the International Day of Peace, on 21 September, is dedicated to this cause. Between now and then, please join our campaign on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and the UN's WMD-We Must Disarm website.

Let your voices be heard. Let us convince leaders, once and for all, of the waste, futility and dangers posed by weapons of mass destruction.

In the face of this catastrophic threat, our message is clear: Together, we must disarm! Thank you.

世界人口日致辞

在几个世代以来最为严重的全球经济危机之中，我们必须找到最有效的途径，继续争取实现千年发展目标。没有比今年的世界人口日主题：投资于妇女和女孩更好的途径。

由于预算紧缩，经济危机威胁着抹杀在改善健康和减少贫困方面来之不易的进展。当家庭收入减少时，女孩更有可能辍学。当利润降低时，妇女更有可能失去她们的工作和收入来源。当保健系统受损时，妇女就会有在分娩时无法得到拯救生命的服务的风险。即使在危机发生之前，每分钟就有一名母亲死于妊娠和分娩。这几乎都发生在发展中国家，在那里危机已使妇女更深地陷入贫困之中。

投资于女孩教育能提供众所周知的回报。女孩受过教育，就更有可能挣到高工资，找到好的工作，少生优生，并享受安全分娩。

投资于妇女健康、特别是生殖健康不仅可以挽救50万母亲的生命，而且每年还可以释放约150亿美元的生产力。在纪念国际人口与发展会议15周年之际，让我们加紧努力，在2015年之前普及生殖保健服务。

值此世界人口日之际，我呼吁决策者保护妇女获得收入的能力，让她们的女儿继续上学，并使其获得包括自愿计划生育在内的生殖健康信息和服务。让我们共同努力促进妇女和女孩的权利，并使其成为具有高度生产力的社会成员，为经济复苏和增长作出贡献。在这一天或任何其他时候，都不会有比这更好的投资。

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL MESSAGE ON WORLD POPULATION DAY

In the midst of the worst global economic crisis in generations, we must find the most effective ways to continue progress towards achieving the Millennium Development Goals. There is no better path than the focus of this year’s World Population Day: investing in women and girls.

As budgets tighten, the crisis threatens to wipe out hard-won progress in improving health and reducing poverty. When household incomes decline, girls are more likely to drop out of school. When profits decline, women are more likely to lose their employment and sources of income. When health systems suffer, women risk childbirth without life-saving services. Even before the crisis, a mother died every minute in pregnancy and childbirth, nearly all in developing countries where the crisis has pushed women deeper into poverty.

Investing in girls’ education delivers well-known returns. When girls are educated, they are more likely to earn higher wages and obtain better jobs, to have fewer and healthier children and to enjoy safer childbirth.

And investing in women’s health, especially reproductive health, can not only save the lives of half a million mothers, but also unleash an estimated $15 billion in productivity each year. As we commemorate the 15th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development, let us accelerate efforts to achieve universal access to reproductive health by 2015.

On this World Population Day, I call on decision-makers to protect women’s ability to earn income, keep their daughters in school, and obtain reproductive health information and services, including voluntary family planning. Together, let us advance the rights of women and girls, and empower them as highly productive members of society capable of contributing to economic recovery and growth. There can be no better investment on this day or any other.

国际合作社日贺词

第一个合作社诞生于两百多年前，当时农村企业家和农民决定集中资源，相互帮助，解决难以获得商机的问题。零售合作社随之出现，以帮助贫困家庭摆脱债务陷阱，并使其获得较高质量的产品和服务。此后，在以较公平的方式工作和做生意的愿望推动下，合作社已在从制造业到金融服务的诸多领域发展起来。

在全球经济陷入困境之际，这段历史应该得到更广泛的宣传。今年国际合作社日的纪念主题是―通过合作社推动全球经济复苏‖，突出了合作企业的价值。合作社可以加强脆弱群体的复原力。它们有助于建立对小农户较为均衡的市场，使小企业主能够获得金融服务。它们可以创造就业机会并改善工作条件。

合作社经济模式的基础不是慈善，而是自助和互惠。在一些受到金融危机影响的国家中，合作银行和信用合作社在其他金融机构被迫削减贷款的时候反而在扩大该业务，从而缓和了信贷冻结对最为脆弱群体的影响。这突出表明必须建立强有力的替代商业模式和多样性体制，以增强金融体系的复原力。

合作社应该得到更多的支持。我敦促各国政府采取政策，支持建立和发展合作社。消费者也可以通过在公平交易的市场购买小农户合作社生产的食品尽一份力。

面对当前的经济危机，世界各地的社区正在重新认识为共同利益而努力的极端必要性。在这个国际日之际，我鼓励世界各地的政府和民间社会认识到合作社的有效性，与这些重要合作伙伴合作，以促进全球经济复苏并实现国际商定发展目标。

Secretary-General's message on the International Day of Cooperatives

The first cooperatives were born more than two hundred years ago when rural entrepreneurs and farmers decided to pool resources and help one another to overcome their limited access to commercial opportunities. Subsequently, retail cooperatives emerged to help poor households escape the debt trap and provide access to better quality goods and services. Cooperatives have since developed in many areas, from manufacturing to financial services, spurred by the desire for a more equitable way of working and doing business.

At a time of global economic distress, this history deserves to be more widely known. The theme of this year's observance of the International Day of Cooperatives –―Driving Global Recovery Through Cooperatives‖ – highlights the value of cooperative enterprise. Cooperatives can strengthen the resilience of the vulnerable. They can help to establish more balanced markets for small farmers and give small entrepreneurs access to financial services. They can

create job opportunities and improve working conditions.

The economic model of cooperatives is based not on charity but on self-help and reciprocity. In countries hit by the financial crisis, the cooperative bank and credit union sector expanded lending when other financial institutions had to cut back, easing the impact of the credit freeze on the most vulnerable. This highlights the importance of strong alternative business models and institutional diversity for the resilience of the financial system.

Cooperatives deserve greater support. I urge Governments to adopt policies that support the establishment and development of cooperatives. Consumers, too, can help by buying food produced by small-holder cooperatives that is traded in fair markets.

In the face of the current economic crisis, communities around the world are rediscovering the critical necessity to work for the common good. On this International Day, I encourage Governments and civil society everywhere to recognize the effectiveness of cooperatives and to engage with them as vital partners for global recovery and achieving internationally agreed development goals.

秘书长禁止药物滥用和非法贩运国际日致辞

今年是药物管制一百周年——自鸦片委员会在上海会晤，制止鸦片泛滥以来，已有100个年头。近些年来，联合国各项公约为应对药物滥用这一挑战并减少其对个人、家庭和社区造成的可怕损害提供了帮助。

药物滥用是可以预防、戒治和控制的。我敦促各会员国改进预防干预措施，将戒毒治疗纳入公共保健方案。世界卫生组织及联合国毒品和犯罪问题办公室继续与各国政府及其他合作伙伴一道，扩大世界各地的戒毒治疗。

我还敦促全面落实《联合国打击跨国有组织犯罪公约》和《联合国反腐败公约》。这些文书有助于努力预防和控制与毒品有关的犯罪，这种犯罪活动正给世界许多地方造成严重的安全威胁。

在毒品种植、生产和贩运活动多发国家，需要提供更多的发展援助并加强法治。如果没有这些基本要素，这些国家就有动荡之虞，并将在实现千年发展目标方面面临更严峻的挑战。

值此禁止药物滥用和非法贩运国际日，让我们携起手来，共同帮助深受毒瘾之苦的人，减少地球上生产、贩运和消费毒品的危险地方。

Secretary-General's message on the International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking

This year marks the centenary of drug control – 100 years since the Opium Commission met in Shanghai to stop an opium epidemic. In more recent years, United Nations conventions have helped to address the challenge of drug abuse and reduce its terrible toll on individuals, families and communities.

Drug abuse can be prevented, treated and controlled. I urge Member States to upgrade their preventive interventions and integrate drug treatment into public health programmes. The World Health Organization and the United Nations Office on Drugs

and Crime continue to work with Governments and other partners to scale up drug treatment world-wide.

I also urge full implementation of the United Nation Convention against Transnational Organized Crime and the United Nations Convention against Corruption. These instruments can help in the effort to prevent and control drug-related crime that is posing a serious security threat in many parts of the world.

Greater development assistance and a strengthening of the rule of law are needed in countries that are vulnerable to the cultivation, production and trafficking of illicit drugs. Absent these essentials, these states risk instability and will face even greater challenges in reaching the Millennium Development Goals.

On this International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, let us join together to help people suffering from drug addiction and to reduce the number of dangerous places on this planet where drugs are produced, trafficked and consumed.

支持酷刑受害者国际日致辞

尽管现在已有森严的法律和体制框架来防止酷刑，但酷刑依然得到普遍的容忍，一些国家的政府甚至还实施酷刑，行凶者也仍然逍遥法外。支持酷刑受害者国际日是一个机会，可以重申人人享有免于酷刑恐惧的权利。在任何社会、任何时候、任何情况下，都没有任何正当的理由可以施行酷刑或任何形式残忍、不人道或有辱人格的待遇或处罚。

我敦促所有尚未批准和执行《禁止酷刑公约》及其《任择议定书》各项规定的联合国会员国予以批准并真心诚意地执行。我还呼吁所有会员国邀请酷刑问题特别报告员访问该国羁押被剥夺自由者的地点，并给予合作，允许报告员不受阻碍地进入各处。

这一天也同样是一个机会，可以声援酷刑受害者及其家属，并重申各国政府必须致力于让所有此类暴行的受害者得到昭雪和康复。联合国援助酷刑受害者自愿基金支持那些向酷刑受害者及其家属提供援助的组织。我感谢基金的所有捐助方，并鼓励它们继续支持基金的重要工作。

值此支持酷刑受害者国际日，让我们重申人人享有的不可剥夺的权利和尊严。让我们进一步打击酷刑以及残忍、有辱人格和不人道的待遇和处罚，无论这些行为发生在何处。

Secretary-General's message on the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture Despite an impressive legal and institutional framework to prevent it, torture is still widely tolerated or even practiced by Governments, and impunity persists for the perpetrators. The International Day in Support of Victims of Torture is an occasion to reaffirm the right of all men and women to live free of the fear of torture. There is no justification for torture or any form of cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment in any society, at any time, under any circumstance.

I urge all United Nations Member States that have not yet done so to ratify and implement in good faith the Convention against Torture and the provisions of its Optional Protocol. I also appeal for all Members States to invite the Special Rapporteur on Torture

to visit places where persons are deprived of liberty in their country and to extend their cooperation to allow full and unhindered access.

This Day is also an opportunity to express solidarity with torture victims and their families, and to reiterate the need for all Governments to commit to full redress and rehabilitation for all victims of such abuses. The United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture supports organizations that assist victims of torture and their families.

I thank all donors to the Fund and encourage them to continue to support its important work.

On this International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, let us reaffirm the inalienable rights and dignity of all men and women. Let us step up the fight against torture and cruel, degrading and inhuman treatment and punishment, wherever they occur.

世界难民日致辞

环顾世界，数以百万计的人因暴力、迫害和冲突而无家可归。其中的大部分人和大部分家庭来自发展中国家，他们也特别容易受到当前发展中的这场全球经济危机的严酷影响。

今年纪念世界难民日的主题是―活生生的人，活生生的需要‖。它强调难民蒙受的损失有多大——他们甚至失去自己的祖国，也强调人道主义界要帮助他们，任重道远。

在满足住房、保健、教育、粮食、清洁水、卫生和不受暴力和虐待侵害等基本需要方面，目前还存在着差距。

营养不良和死亡率在流离失所者中往往较高。

单身妇女和女孩特别容易受人剥削。经验表明，留在学校能够减少遭受这种虐待的可能性。需提供更多的资源来建造和维持为难民开办的教育设施。

弥补这些差距和其他许多差距需要决心和行动。我们必须团结一致，在此基础上采取应对措施。在当前经济危机使人道主义预算和发展预算备受压力之际，我们更应该这样做。

值此世界难民日，让我们确保因冲突、迫害和动乱而无家可归的人得到建设更美好的生活所需的支助和服务。

Around the world, millions of people have been uprooted by violence, persecution and conflict. The majority of these individuals and their families come from the developing world and are also especially vulnerable to the harsh fallout of the unfolding global economic crisis.

The theme of this year’s observance of World Refugee Day, ―real people, real needs‖, underscores how much refugees have lost -- even their countries -- and how much the humanitarian community must do to help them.

There are gaps in meeting the basics: shelter, health services, education, food, clean water, sanitation and protection from violence and abuse.

Malnutrition levels are frequently higher in displaced populations, as are mortality rates.

Single women and girls are especially prone to exploitation. Experience shows that staying in school reduces exposure to such abuse. More resources are needed to build and maintain education facilities for refugees.

Addressing these and many other gaps takes commitment and action. Solidarity must be the foundation of our response. This is especially so at a time when the economic crisis is putting pressure on humanitarian and development budgets.

On this World Refugee Day, let us ensure that people displaced by conflict, persecution and upheaval get the support and services they need to build a better life.

防治荒漠化和干旱世界日致辞

荒漠化和土地退化使三分之一的地球表面受到影响，并对多达10亿人的生计、福祉和发展构成威胁。在长期干旱、饥荒和日益深化的贫穷面前，许多人唯有一种选择：逃离家园。据估计，环境问题造成的移民人数已达到2 400万人。到2050年，这个数字可能增至2亿。

今年防治荒漠化和干旱世界日纪念活动着重强调，荒漠化对国家和区域稳定构成的威胁日益严重。在过去40年里，世界上近三分之一的农田已经荒芜，被人遗弃。近四分之三的草地呈现不同程度的荒漠化。气候变化是一个肇因，但并非是唯一的肇因。我们尤其必须重新审视我们的农业作法以及水资源管理方式。农业和畜牧业占用70%的淡水使用量，并造成80%的森林砍伐。对用作动物饲料和生物燃料的农作物的需求日益增长，如不进行可持续管理，这将给这些稀有资源带来进一步压力。

全球目前的消费模式和生产模式不可持续。所带来的后果包括：更多的全球粮食危机(例如2008年发生的粮食危机)、荒漠化持续、土地退化和长期干旱。通常，穷人是最先深受其害、也是最后摆脱危机的人。

最近结束的可持续发展委员会第十七届会议强调指出，荒漠化和土地退化是全球性问题，必须对此采取全球性对策。今年12月，世界各国领导人将在哥本哈根举行会议，就气候变化问题达成协议，届时可以提出这一对策。全面、公平的放缓全球变暖协议，还必须协助发展中国家适应业已产生的影响。协议尤其必须提供充足、可预测的融资，为改善土地管理、提高用水效率和可持续农业提供支助。

值此防治荒漠化和干旱世界日之际，我们应认识到放任荒漠化问题加剧带来的安全威胁。我们还应认识到，通过遏制气候变化，我们可以为扭转荒漠化趋势、提高农业生产力、减缓贫穷和加强全球安全助一臂之力。

Secretary-General's message on World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought Desertification and land degradation affect one third of the Earth's surface, threatening the livelihoods, well-being and development of as many as 1 billion people. Faced with long periods of drought, famine and deepening poverty, many have only one option: flight from the land. There are already an estimated 24 million environmentally induced migrants. That number could rise to 200 million by 2050.

This year's observance of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought highlights the growing threat to national and regional stability posed by desertification. Nearly one-third of the world's cropland has become unproductive and been abandoned

in the past 40 years. Almost three-quarters of rangelands show various symptoms of desertification. Climate change is a contributing factor, but not the only one. In particular, we must reconsider our agricultural practices and how we manage our water resources. Agriculture and the raising of livestock account for 70 per cent of freshwater use and as much as 80 per cent of deforestation. Growing demand for crops for animal feed and biofuels will put further pressure on these scarce resources if not managed sustainably. Current global consumption and production patterns are unsustainable. The consequences will include further global food crises, such as we saw in 2008, and continued desertification, land degradation and periods of drought. As usual, the poor will be the first victims and the last to recover.

The recently concluded seventeenth session of the Commission on Sustainable Development stressed that desertification and land degradation are global problems that require a global response. In December, world leaders can provide such a response when they meet in Copenhagen to seal a deal on climate change. A comprehensive and equitable agreement to slow down global warming must also help developing countries to adapt to the impacts that are already under way. In particular, it must provide adequate and predictable financing to support improved land management, more efficient water use and sustainable agriculture.

On this World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, let us recognize the security risks of letting desertification advance unchecked. Let us also recognize that by combating climate change we can help to reverse desertification, increase agricultural productivity, alleviate poverty and enhance global security.