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Ban Ki-moon was made the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations. In his speech at the ceremony of his taking office, he thanked all the Member States for placing confidence in him, and also expressed his deepest respect and appreciation to all the leaders and people of the Member States for their strong support.
His remark about the former Secretary-General, who he said had guided their Organization into the =21stcentury and had made the UN truly vital to peace, prosperity and human dignity around the world, was particularly impressive. Mr Ban Ki-moon stated in his speech that he had already made up his mind to build upon the already-made achievements of the UN.
The new Secretary-General thinks the UN is needed now more than ever before. The UN's major task in the previous century was to keep countries from fighting each other. In the new century, it is very clear that the UN's most important task is to strengthen the inter-state system so that humanity may be better served. We need competent and responsible states to meet the needs of "we the peoples" for whom the UN was created. And the world's peoples will not be fully served unless peace, development and human rights, the three pillars of the UN, are advanced together with great efforts and equal determination.
As the new Secretary-General, he is not as proud as people thought he might be. He said he was far from perfect and he would need the support, cooperation and trust from all the Member States. And he faithfully promised to serve them well, with all of his heart and to the best of his abilities.
There is also something exciting he said about young people. It's his hope that young boys and girls of today will grow up knowing that the UN is working hard to build a better future for them. As Secretary-General, he will hold their hopes and hear their demands.
Main aspects in Ban Ki-moon's speech |
Expressing his (1) ______ | •to the Member States for feeling (2) ______ of him and being supportive •to the former Secretary-General for the (3) ______ he has made to the UN |
His understanding of the UN's major tasks | • to keep countries from fighting each other in the (4) ______ century • to (5) ______ cooperation between countries in the new century • to meet the needs of the whole world |
His promises and expectations | •to be (6) ______ , cooperated and trusted by all the Member States •to work for the UN heart and (7) ______ •to make young people fully (8) ______ of the UN's mission(革命) |
What do we know about Ban Ki-moon? |
•He is an important role in the world. However, he is very (9) ______ , saying he is far from perfect. •He is strong-willed, hard-working, committed and easy to work with. •He is (10) ______ to build a better future for mankind. |