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Artificial Intelligence Must Not Replicate Historical Gender Inequalities, Speaker Stresses, at Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation

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8 September 2016

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Aim at Universal Literacy to Build Foundation for Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Urges Governments, Partners on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Literacy Day, observed today:

8 September 2016

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Strengthen Regional Architecture to Resolve Differences Peacefully, Face Global Challenges with Common Approach, Secretary-General Says as Asia Summit Closes

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the eleventh East Asia Summit, in Vientiane, today:

8 September 2016

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United Nations Regional Disarmament Centre Organizes Asia-Pacific Capacity-Building Workshop to Implement Arms Trade Treaty

NEW YORK, 8 September (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The Government of Samoa and the United Nations Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Asia and the Pacific (UNRCPD) are jointly organizing a workshop on building capacity for the implementation of the Arms Trade Treaty in the Pacific, in Apia, Samoa, from 13 to 15 September 2016. The workshop is made possible with financial support from the Governments of Australia and New Zealand.

7 September 2016

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Global Financial System Must Align with Common Vision for Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Tells Finance Forum in China

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the International Finance Forum 2016 annual conference, in Shanghai, China, held on 1 September:

7 September 2016

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Effective Democratic Governance Promotes Sustainable Development, Enhances Quality of Life for All, Secretary-General Says in Message on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Democracy, observed on 15 September:

7 September 2016

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Religion-Based Violence among World’s Greatest Threats, Secretary-General Tells Global Anti-Semitism Forum, Urging Collective Rejection of Bigotry

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the High-Level Forum on Global Anti-Semitism, in New York, today:

7 September 2016

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Spotlighting Progress, Challenges in Asia-Pacific Region, Secretary-General Says Partnerships Are Building Peace, Tackling Crime, Addressing Migration

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the eighth Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)-United Nations Summit, in Vientiane, today:

7 September 2016

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Secretary-General Welcomes United Nations Action Plan with Association of Southeast Asian Nations at Joint Summit, Urges Enhanced Partnership

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Eighth Association of Southeast Asian Nations—United Nations Summit, in Vientiane today:

7 September 2016

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Secretary-General Pledges ‘Significant’ Resources, Expertise to Lao People’s Democratic Republic at Launch of Partnership Agreement

Following are Secretary-General’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of the Lao People’s Democratic Republic-United Nations Partnership Framework, in Vientiane, today:

7 September 2016

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Secretary-General Commends ‘Creativity and Commitment’ of Lao People’s Democratic Republic in Setting Sustainable Development Goal to Remove Unexploded Ordnance

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the launch of Sustainable Development Goal 18 for the Lao People’s Democratic Republic, in Vientiane, today: