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\u201cThe world needs you to use what you acquire here, not to perpetuate the status quo, but to be part of the transformation the world so urgently needs,\u201d said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center), pictured here with Harvard Foundation Director S. Allen Counter (left) and Harvard President Emeritus Derek C. Bok. Ban received the 2014 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award.<\/p>

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Warning that the world is over-armed and peace underfunded, that billions of people live in deplorable conditions, that climate change is happening fast, and that racism, discrimination against women, and genocide are huge problems worldwide, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon<\/a> on Tuesday urged Harvard faculty and students to continue research on these global problems and use what they learn to help improve conditions around the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cA Harvard education is a tremendous gift,\u201d he said. \u201cThe world needs you to use what you acquire here, not to perpetuate the status quo, but to be part of the transformation the world so urgently needs,\u201d he told an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 in Memorial Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ban was on campus to receive the 2014 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award. \u201cThe United Nations is a ship of hope, and Ban Ki-moon is the captain of this ship,\u201d said S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation, in presenting the award. \u201cHe has faced tough challenges with courage and prudence.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sandra Naddaff<\/a>, director of undergraduate studies, senior lecturer in comparative literature, and dean of Harvard Summer School, joined students Jiwon Kim of the Harvard Korean Association and Kirin Gupta of the Harvard Foundation in paying tribute to Ban. Harvard President Emeritus<\/em> Derek C. Bok provided welcoming remarks.<\/p>\n

Mindful that students are in the middle of exam period, Ban wished them luck, and added, \u201cYou are not the only ones being tested at this time. People ask me quite often these days: \u2018Why is the world facing so many crises at once? What is going wrong?\u2019\u201d He then presented his plans, working with U.N. member nations and partners around the world, to address such problems. They include the 15-year, eight-point Millennium Development Goals \u201cto reduce extreme poverty and hunger; get children, especially girls, in school; ensure access to water and sanitation; improve the health of mothers and children, fight disease and protect the environment, all by the end of 2015. The gains have been remarkable,\u201d he said, \u201cbut there is a long way to go.\u201d He said U.N. members are working on plans to tackle these problems that \u201cwill take us to 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ban also talked about the scourge of Ebola. Hard-won progress for peace, human rights, and economic development in countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea are \u201cimperiled by the outbreak,\u201d he said. \u201cAll three countries are now struggling to contain a complex crisis.\u201d He added, \u201cOver the years, Harvard\u2019s scientists have helped the world to understand the virus. I urge you to continue your pioneering research efforts to understand this virus \u2014 and others for which we have neither vaccines nor cures.\u201d<\/p>\n

On the problem of climate change and the threat of nuclear arms, Ban said nuclear weapons are poised to do great harm to the environment. \u201cNuclear weapons cannot be used without jeopardizing civilians. Even a limited or regional nuclear war can alter our climate and produce famine conditions<\/p>\n

\u201cLet us \u2026 take our cue from Harvard\u2019s own Professor John Holdren, now serving as President Obama\u2019s science adviser,\u201d who said 19 years ago, \u201c\u2018Either we will achieve an environmentally sustainable prosperity for all, in a world where weapons of mass destruction have disappeared or become irrelevant, or we will all suffer from the chaos, conflict and destruction resulting from the failure to achieve this.\u2019<\/p>\n

\u201cI encourage Harvard to be an even bigger part of the transition to a safer, healthier, low-carbon future,\u201d Ban said.<\/p>\n

Turning to Counter, Ban said, \u201cLet me congratulate you for your long-standing efforts to promote harmony among the many communities at Harvard. People today are more connected than ever before. At its best, this process of interaction leads to interdependence and a recognition of our common humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n

Addressing the Memorial Church audience, he said, \u201cWe cannot ward off earthquakes and other natural disasters. But man-made ills are entirely within our power to prevent. A sustainable world of freedom and dignity for all is entirely within our power to build. I look forward to the imprint you will make in advancing the common good.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Ban received the 2014 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award.<\/p><p class=\"wp-element-caption--credit\">Jon Chase\/Harvard Staff Photographer<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n"],"rendered":"<header\n\tclass=\"wp-block-harvard-gazette-article-header alignfull article-header is-style-full-width-text-below centered-image\"\n\tstyle=\" \"\n>\n\t<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img alt=\"\" height=\"403\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/un_ban_ki-moon_605.jpg\" width=\"605\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><p class=\"wp-element-caption--caption\">\u201cThe world needs you to use what you acquire here, not to perpetuate the status quo, but to be part of the transformation the world so urgently needs,\u201d said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon (center), pictured here with Harvard Foundation Director S. Allen Counter (left) and Harvard President Emeritus Derek C. Bok. Ban received the 2014 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award.<\/p><p class=\"wp-element-caption--credit\">Jon Chase\/Harvard Staff Photographer<\/p><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\t<div class=\"article-header__content\">\n\t\t\t<a\n\t\t\tclass=\"article-header__category\"\n\t\t\thref=\"https:\/\/news.harvard.edu\/gazette\/section\/campus-community\/\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\tCampus & Community\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t<h1 class=\"article-header__title wp-block-heading \">\n\t\tA call for action, and for hope\t<\/h1>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<div class=\"article-header__meta\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-post-author\">\n\t\t\t<address class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"author wp-block-post-author__name\">\n\t\tRobert Mitchell\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-post-author__byline\">\n\t\t\tHarvard Correspondent\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/address>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<time class=\"article-header__date\" datetime=\"2014-12-05\">\n\t\t\tDecember 5, 2014\t\t<\/time>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"article-header__reading-time\">\n\t\t\t4 min read\t\t<\/span>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"article-header__subheading wp-block-heading\">\n\t\t\tU.N. secretary-general accepts humanitarian award, outlines global challenges ahead\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<\/header>\n"},"2":{"blockName":"core\/group","attrs":{"templateLock":false,"metadata":{"name":"Article content"},"align":"wide","layout":{"type":"constrained","justifyContent":"center"},"tagName":"div","lock":[],"className":"","style":[],"backgroundColor":"","textColor":"","gradient":"","fontSize":"","fontFamily":"","borderColor":"","ariaLabel":"","anchor":""},"innerBlocks":[{"blockName":"core\/freeform","attrs":{"content":"","lock":[],"metadata":[]},"innerBlocks":[],"innerHTML":"\n\t\t<p>Warning that the world is over-armed and peace underfunded, that billions of people live in deplorable conditions, that climate change is happening fast, and that racism, discrimination against women, and genocide are huge problems worldwide, United Nations Secretary-General <a href=\"http:\/\/www.un.org\/sg\/biography.shtml\">Ban Ki-moon<\/a> on Tuesday urged Harvard faculty and students to continue research on these global problems and use what they learn to help improve conditions around the world.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA Harvard education is a tremendous gift,\u201d he said. \u201cThe world needs you to use what you acquire here, not to perpetuate the status quo, but to be part of the transformation the world so urgently needs,\u201d he told an overflow crowd of more than 1,000 in <a href=\"http:\/\/memorialchurch.harvard.edu\/\">Memorial Church<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Ban was on campus to receive the 2014 Harvard Humanitarian of the Year award. \u201cThe United Nations is a ship of hope, and Ban Ki-moon is the captain of this ship,\u201d said S. Allen Counter, director of the Harvard Foundation, in presenting the award. \u201cHe has faced tough challenges with courage and prudence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/complit.fas.harvard.edu\/people\/sandra-naddaff\">Sandra Naddaff<\/a>, director of undergraduate studies, senior lecturer in comparative literature, and dean of Harvard Summer School, joined students Jiwon Kim of the Harvard Korean Association and Kirin Gupta of the Harvard Foundation in paying tribute to Ban. Harvard President <em>Emeritus<\/em> Derek C. Bok provided welcoming remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Mindful that students are in the middle of exam period, Ban wished them luck, and added, \u201cYou are not the only ones being tested at this time. People ask me quite often these days: \u2018Why is the world facing so many crises at once? What is going wrong?\u2019\u201d He then presented his plans, working with U.N. member nations and partners around the world, to address such problems. They include the 15-year, eight-point Millennium Development Goals \u201cto reduce extreme poverty and hunger; get children, especially girls, in school; ensure access to water and sanitation; improve the health of mothers and children, fight disease and protect the environment, all by the end of 2015. The gains have been remarkable,\u201d he said, \u201cbut there is a long way to go.\u201d He said U.N. members are working on plans to tackle these problems that \u201cwill take us to 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ban also talked about the scourge of Ebola. Hard-won progress for peace, human rights, and economic development in countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea are \u201cimperiled by the outbreak,\u201d he said. \u201cAll three countries are now struggling to contain a complex crisis.\u201d He added, \u201cOver the years, Harvard\u2019s scientists have helped the world to understand the virus. I urge you to continue your pioneering research efforts to understand this virus \u2014 and others for which we have neither vaccines nor cures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the problem of climate change and the threat of nuclear arms, Ban said nuclear weapons are poised to do great harm to the environment. \u201cNuclear weapons cannot be used without jeopardizing civilians. 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At its best, this process of interaction leads to interdependence and a recognition of our common humanity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Addressing the Memorial Church audience, he said, \u201cWe cannot ward off earthquakes and other natural disasters. But man-made ills are entirely within our power to prevent. A sustainable world of freedom and dignity for all is entirely within our power to build. 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They include the 15-year, eight-point Millennium Development Goals \u201cto reduce extreme poverty and hunger; get children, especially girls, in school; ensure access to water and sanitation; improve the health of mothers and children, fight disease and protect the environment, all by the end of 2015. The gains have been remarkable,\u201d he said, \u201cbut there is a long way to go.\u201d He said U.N. members are working on plans to tackle these problems that \u201cwill take us to 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ban also talked about the scourge of Ebola. Hard-won progress for peace, human rights, and economic development in countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea are \u201cimperiled by the outbreak,\u201d he said. \u201cAll three countries are now struggling to contain a complex crisis.\u201d He added, \u201cOver the years, Harvard\u2019s scientists have helped the world to understand the virus. 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They include the 15-year, eight-point Millennium Development Goals \u201cto reduce extreme poverty and hunger; get children, especially girls, in school; ensure access to water and sanitation; improve the health of mothers and children, fight disease and protect the environment, all by the end of 2015. The gains have been remarkable,\u201d he said, \u201cbut there is a long way to go.\u201d He said U.N. members are working on plans to tackle these problems that \u201cwill take us to 2030.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ban also talked about the scourge of Ebola. Hard-won progress for peace, human rights, and economic development in countries like Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Guinea are \u201cimperiled by the outbreak,\u201d he said. \u201cAll three countries are now struggling to contain a complex crisis.\u201d He added, \u201cOver the years, Harvard\u2019s scientists have helped the world to understand the virus. I urge you to continue your pioneering research efforts to understand this virus \u2014 and others for which we have neither vaccines nor cures.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the problem of climate change and the threat of nuclear arms, Ban said nuclear weapons are poised to do great harm to the environment. \u201cNuclear weapons cannot be used without jeopardizing civilians. 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