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10 May 2016

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Build Solid Partnerships, Turn Rhetoric into Action to Address Deteriorating Global Security Landscape, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the General Assembly’s High-Level Plenary “In a World of Risks: Today’s Threats to International Peace and Security”, in New York today:

21 April 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General, at High-Level Thematic Debate, Stresses Vital Links Connecting Climate Change with Sustainable Development Goals

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the General Assembly High-Level Thematic Debate on Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, in New York today:

20 April 2016

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Today’s Extreme Weather May Be Tomorrow’s ‘Normal’, Says Deputy Secretary-General, Warning that Half of World’s People Will Face Water Scarcity by 2050

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the side event on “Building a Resilient Future through Water: Connecting the 2030 Agenda and the Paris Agreement”, in New York today:

20 April 2016

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Bold, Decisive Leadership Must Steer Drive to Reach New Development Goals, Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-Level Forum on Africa

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the High-Level Forum “The Africa We Want in 2030, 2063 and Beyond”, in New York today:

19 April 2016

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World Drug Problem Requires Effective, Compassionate, Humane Global Response, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly at Opening of Special Session

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks on behalf of the Secretary-General to the General Assembly special session on the world drug problem, in New York today:

18 April 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General Asks General Assembly to Consider Closer Partnership with International Organization for Migration to Tackle Growing Challenges

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a briefing to the General Assembly on United Nations-International Organization for Migration (IOM) relations, in New York today:

5 April 2016

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Comprehensive, Holistic Approaches Needed to End Violent, Intractable Conflicts, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Stockholm Forum on Security and Development

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s keynote statement at the 2016 Stockholm Forum on Security and Development: “Peace and Security and the Implementation of the 2030 Agenda in Conflict-affected Countries”, as prepared for delivery in Stockholm today:

5 April 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General Stresses Cooperation, Integration, Coherence at Global Meeting of International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and State-Building

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s keynote statement at the fifth Global Meeting of the International Dialogue on Peacebuilding and Statebuilding: “Addressing Fragility and Building Peace in a Changing World”, in Stockholm today:

30 March 2016

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Mine Action Is ‘Investment in Humanity’, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Opening of Headquarters Photo Exhibit on Humanitarian Efforts

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the photo exhibition on mine action, in New York today:

30 March 2016

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Political Will, Enlightened Leadership Can Clear Obstacles to Equal Opportunity, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council Meeting on Inequality

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Economic and Social Council special meeting on inequality, in New York today: