UN Boss Ban extends condolence to Mrs. Boutros-Ghali and the world community


The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has extended condolences to the wife of late Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Mrs. Boutros-Ghali, as well as to the rest of his family and the people of Egyptian.

A statement by the UN Boss says the United Nations community will mourn a memorable leader who rendered invaluable services to world peace and international order.
“I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of my predecessor, Boutros Boutros-Ghali.” He said.

Mr. Ban also extended his condolences to many friends and admirers around the world. 

According to the statement, the late Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, was a respected statesman in the service of his country, Egypt. He was a well-known scholar of international law and brought formidable experience and intellectual power to the task of piloting the United Nations through one of the most tumultuous and challenging periods in its history, and guiding the Organization of the Francophonie in subsequent years. 

As Secretary-General, he presided over a dramatic rise in UN peacekeeping. 

He also presided over a time when the world increasingly turned to the United Nations for solutions to its problems, in the immediate aftermath of the cold war. 

Boutros Boutros-Ghali did much to shape the Organization’s response to this new era, in particular through his landmark report “An Agenda for Peace” and the subsequent agendas for development and democratization. 

He showed courage in posing difficult questions to the Member States, and rightly insisted on the independence of his office and of the Secretariat as a whole. 

His commitment to the United Nations – its mission and its staff -- was unmistakable, and the mark he has left on the Organization is indelible.



Below Is The Full Statement:




STATEMENT BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL ON THE DEATH OF BOUTROS BOUTROS-GHALI


I am deeply saddened to learn of the death of my predecessor, Boutros Boutros-Ghali.

The late Secretary-General, Boutros Boutros-Ghali, was a respected statesman in the service of his country, Egypt. 

He was a well-known scholar of international law and brought formidable experience and intellectual power to the task of piloting the United Nations through one of the most tumultuous and challenging periods in its history, and guiding the Organization of the Francophonie in subsequent years. 

As Secretary-General, he presided over a dramatic rise in UN peacekeeping. He also presided over a time when the world increasingly turned to the United Nations for solutions to its problems, in the immediate aftermath of the cold war. 

Boutros Boutros-Ghali did much to shape the Organization’s response to this new era, in particular through his landmark report “An Agenda for Peace” and the subsequent agendas for development and democratization. 

He showed courage in posing difficult questions to the Member States, and rightly insisted on the independence of his office and of the Secretariat as a whole. His commitment to the United Nations – its mission and its staff -- was unmistakable, and the mark he has left on the Organization is indelible.

I extend my deepest condolences to Mrs. Boutros-Ghali, as well as to the rest of the family, to the Egyptian people, and to the late Secretary-General’s many friends and admirers around the world. 

The United Nations community will mourn a memorable leader who rendered invaluable services to world peace and international order.

New York, 16 February 2016

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