Secretary-General Appoints Virginia Gamba of Argentina Head of Security Council Joint Investigative Mechanism on Chemical Weapon Use in Syria

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Secretary-General Appoints Virginia Gamba of Argentina Head of Security Council Joint Investigative Mechanism on Chemical Weapon Use in Syria

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Virginia Gamba of Argentina to head the independent three-member panel to be set

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2015-09-15 Information

Secretary-General, Addressing Seventieth General Assembly Session, Summons Support for Major Milestones on 2016 Calendar

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the seventieth session of the General Assembly, in New

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2015-09-15 Information

Secretary-General, at ‘Water for Life’ Exhibit in India, Lauds Prime Minister’s Drive to Break Taboos, Set Sanitation as ‘National Priority’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the launch of the exhibition: “Water for Life” at the Nehru Science

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2015-09-15 Information

Secretary-General, at Ceremony Commemorating Dag Hammarskjöld, Remembers Former United Nations Chief’s Legacy, Inspiration for Building Better World for All

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the fifty-fourth anniversary of the death of Secretary-General

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2015-09-14 Information

Sixty-ninth General Assembly Session Vital as Ever, Secretary-General Says, Hailing New Development Agenda as Crowning Achievement

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the closing of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, in New

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2015-09-14 Information

Secretary-General, in Message for International Day of Peace, Calls on Warring Parties to Lay Down Weapons, Observe Global Ceasefire

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Peace, 21 September: This year’s International Day of

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2015-09-14 Information

Achieving Affordable, Sustainable Energy for All Essential to Meeting Development Goals, Secretary-General Says at Award Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the award ceremony for the UN Energy Grant, in New York today:

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2015-09-14 Information

Secretary-General, in Video Message, Congratulates Atomic Energy Agency for Assisting ‘Historic’ Agreement on Iran’s Nuclear Programme

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the fifty-ninth regular session of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)

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2015-09-14 Information

People Long for Human Rights, Peace, Says Secretary-General in Address to Prayer Service

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Church of the Holy Family, in New

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2015-09-12 Information

Young People Helped Create Sustainable Development Goals, Now They Must Push Governments for Results, Secretary-General Says in Video Message to Summit

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Youth Summit, in New York, today: Ladies and gentlemen, I

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2015-09-12 Information

With Inclusion of Tourism in Sustainable Development Goals, Secretary-General, in Video Message, Says He Counts on World Organization’s Full Involvement

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the opening of the twenty-first session of the World Tourism Organization

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2015-09-11 Information

Secretary-General, Marking International Day for Ozone Layer Preservation, Urges World to Commit Same Effort to Overcome Climate Change Challenges

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on

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2015-09-11 Information

Secretary-General, in Report on Future of Peace Operations, Proposes Action Plan to Bolster Partnerships, Conflict Prevention, Response Efforts

The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today: In October 2014 I appointed a High-Level Independent Panel,

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2015-09-10 Information

Observing International Day in General Assembly, Secretary-General Repeats Call for Remaining States to Sign, Ratify Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Following are UN Secretary-General’s remarks to the informal meeting of the General Assembly to observe the International Day against Nuclear

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2015-09-10 Information

Secretary-General Welcomes Security Council Follow-Up to Resolution 2235 (2015), Reiterating Call for Parties in Syria to Support Joint Investigative Body

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: The Secretary-General welcomes the authorisation by