Secretary-General Says ‘Sustainability Starts in Sendai’, Opening High-Level Event at World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference

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Secretary-General Says ‘Sustainability Starts in Sendai’, Opening High-Level Event at World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations high-level event on “Uniting Nations, People and Action for

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2015-03-14 Information

Opening World Disaster Risk Reduction Conference, Secretary-General Hopes Outcomes Will Chart New Path for Sustainable Development

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk

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2015-03-13 Information

Inclusive Economic Growth, Transparent Government Essential for Building Robust, Twenty-First Century Economies, Secretary-General Tells Egypt Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Li Yong, Director General of the United Nations Industrial Development

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2015-03-12 Information

Secretary-General Appoints Miroslav Jenča of Slovakia Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Miroslav Jenča of Slovakia as Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs.

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Secretary-General Says Bolstered Research, Prevention, Care Vital to Create Tuberculosis-Free World by 2035, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Tuberculosis Day, to be observed on 24 March: With some 37 million lives

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2015-03-12 Information

International Community Must Not Shirk from Collective Responsibility to Syria, Secretary-General Warns, Urging Support for Syrian-Led Political Transition

The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today: The Syrian people feel increasingly abandoned by the world

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Secretary-General Applauds Service of Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All, Kandeh Yumkella, Following His Decision to Step Down

The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today: Kandeh Yumkella has informed me of his intention to

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2015-03-11 Information

Secretary-General, in Message for International Observance, Urges Robust Policies to End Discrimination, Universal Ratification of Anti-Racism Convention

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March:

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2015-03-11 Information

Secretary-General, at Addis Ababa Event, Urges Governments to Develop Road Safety Policies, Measurable Targets for Ending High Facility Accident Rate in Africa

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Road Federation Conference “Road Safety Challenge for Africa”, held today

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2015-03-10 Information

Increased Innovative Financing, Strong Partnerships Key to Ending Preventable Deaths of Women and Children, Secretary-General Says at High-Level Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the High-level Event on “Every woman, every child”, in New York today:

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2015-03-10 Information

Women’s Empowerment Principles Must Involve Many Thousands of Businesses to Effect Transformative Change, Secretary-General Says at Annual Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Women’s Empowerment Principles 2015 Annual Event, in New York today: It

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Secretary-General, at Event Commemorating Beijing+20, Tells International Community to ‘Step It Up’ for Gender Equality, Female Empowerment

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Public Commemoration of Beijing+20: “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up

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2015-03-09 Information

Secretary-General Appoints Stephen O’Brien of United Kingdom Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Stephen O’Brien of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian

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Honouring Fallen Peacekeepers, Secretary-General Commends Peru for Continued Engagement in Advancing Goals of United Nations

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Major General Adrian Foster, Deputy Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations, for

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2015-03-09 Information

Secretary-General Tells Women’s Commission Empowerment Fuels ‘Best Drivers for Growth’, Calling 2015 ‘Vital’ in Advancing Gender Equality

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening session of the Commission on the Status of Women in