REMARKS BY UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON

摘要

Dr. Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu, President of the Council of ICAO; Mr. Raymond Benjamin, Secretary-General of ICAO; Ladies and gentlemen... What a historic event. Thank you very much for the honour of participating. Today we look back on 70 years of success - and we look ahead to new global challenges. In 1944, this hotel was still elegant - but a night in the best room cost only nine dollars. Seven decades ago, in this Hall, there were representatives of 52 countries drafting the Convention. Today, ICAO has 191 Member States. The Convention was born before the United Nations - but as Dr. Aliu pointed out in his remarks - it anticipated the creation of a global organization for peace. And now, ICAO helps the United Nations address some of the most pressing issues on our global agenda.