The United Nations Association of Singapore (UNAS) is dedicated to building awareness and support for the United Nations and its ideals. The Gala dinner will be a place to solidify friendship and to recollect the mission of UNAS.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today underscored the vital role played by the group of current and former political leaders, businesspeople and thinkers he set up last month to spur action on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), stating that the time has come to turn commitments into action.