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Be a global citizen, Ban Ki-moon tells India's youth
Friday April 27, 2012 06:26:50 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: Visiting UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Friday called upon India's youth to "have a big dream" and to
"look beyond your country" to become "a global citizen".
Ban was conferred an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters (D.Litt)
degree at Jamia Millia Islamia here at a special convocation held
at the 92-year-old university.
"We hear of Generation X... Generation Y. I call today's youth
'Generation UN' - a generation that is global... that understands
our common bonds... a generation fluent in networks," said Ban.
The eighth secretary-general of the United Nations said that it
was time for a new generation of Indians to write a new and
dramatic chapter in their nation's history.
"The main thread in that story will be India's role in a wider
world. India as a global power, and yourselves as a global
citizen," he said. "The story of India's rise is your story."
Further, Ban praised political and civil society women leaders in
the country for their achievements despite the struggle for gender
equality.
"India has a rich tradition of outstanding women leaders. They
include not only political figures but, also, vibrant voices of
civil society speaking out for women's rights."
Terming the election of over one million women to local village
councils as a "remarkable achievement", Ban said that as women
have benefited, so have their communities.
"Here in India, women led councils approved 60 percent more
drinking water projects that those led by men. And many of those
communities have seen greater gains in health, food security and
closing gender gap in education... But, of course, the struggle
for gender equality continues," he said.
"I am here in India in part to highlight our work in improving the
health of women and children," he added.
Ban is on a three-day visit to India during which he will meet
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. He will also visit Mumbai Saturday
to meet Maharashtra Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan.
Apart from visiting some UN development projects in the city, he
will participate in a Millennium Development Goals related event
being arranged there.
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Ban
Ki-Moon, secretary-general, United Nations, conferred with
'Doctor of Letters'by Jamia Chancellor Lt.Gen.(Retd) M.A. Zaki
and Vice-Chancellor Najeeb Jung, at a special convocation at
Jamia Millia University.
(Photo: IANS)
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