Berlin
It is a privilege for me to join you at this important symposium on the crisis of governance. I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Dr. Ernst Uhrlau, the President of BND for according me the honour of sharing the podium with His Excellency Dr. Wolfgang Schäuble at this opening session.
Internationales Kongresszentrum Bundeshaus Bonn
On behalf of Dr. Anna Tibaijuka, Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of UN-HABITAT, I wish to convey her appreciation for the gracious invitation received from Dr. Rupert Maclean to attend this conference and to deliver a keynote address. She extends her sincere apologies for not being able to participate in person as originally promised. She has requested me to deliver the following statement on her behalf, and I will read it verbatim.