7 April 2011 – As United States lawmakers remain embroiled in a heated budget debate, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today stressed the need for continued support from the largest contributor to the United Nations system so that the world body can carry on with its important work.
“The continued engagement and leadership of the United States is essential for the United Nations to be able to succeed in the many tasks you look to us to do,” Mr. Ban told members of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee in Washington, D.C., adding that the US and the UN share the same goals and objectives.
He discussed with Committee members the situation in Côte d’Ivoire and Libya, as well as other trouble spots in which the UN is currently playing a significant role.
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