UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon received a gold medal from Charles University












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            Prague, 4 April – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon received a gold medal from Charles Univ

            services to the development of cooperation and mutual understanding between nations. He re
            from Charles University Rector Tomáš Zima as part of his appearance and talk at the Grand 
            Carolinum.



            The Secretary General dedicated the award to the thousands of UN employees working across 

            promote the idea of peace and human rights, often in very difficult circumstances. He said
            precisely these people who are, for him, the true heroes who should receive the award.

            In his talk he mentioned the important role played by the Czech Republic as a member of th
            and its importance in helping countries in their transition to democracy. In the words of 
            General, we live in a rapidly changing world, starting with climate change and ending with

            migration of the inhabitants of a planet that is seeing a large number of conflicts. While
            – the problems in Syria, South Sudan and the Central African Republic – do not occupy the 
            of newspapers, and may therefore seem less important, they could, in the longer-term, repr

            significant danger, and are worthy of greater attention.
            The Secretary General also spoke of his three priorities, which include the fulfilment of 
            targets for the millennium. These are increased access to basic education for children, an

            poverty, across the whole world. When the deadline for these targets expires next year, th
            General wishes to establish a vision for the next fifteen years and which would, apart fro
            countries, also concern developed countries and economic, social and ecological issues. Th

            priorities is the fight against climate change, which he said had been clearly proven by s
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