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20 January 2016

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Secretary-General, at Davos Partnership Event, Urges CEOs to Help Translate Sustainable Development Goals into Business Action, Innovation

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at “Making Public-Private Partnerships Work for the Sustainable Development Goals: The United Nations as a Catalyst for Innovation”, in Davos today:

20 January 2016

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Deeply Concerned over Reports of Israeli Land Authorization in West Bank, Secretary-General Reiterates Calls for Policy Changes by Government

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

20 January 2016

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Secretary-General, Welcoming Colombia Joint Communiqué, Reiterates United Nations Commitment to Continue Supporting Efforts in Search of Peace

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

20 January 2016

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Condemning Deadly Terrorist Assault on Pakistan University, Secretary-General Stresses that Attacks against Schools, Students, Teachers Never Justified

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

19 January 2016

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Secretary-General Hails Ministers’ Nomination for Libya’s Government of National Accord as Important Step towards Resolving Crisis

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

19 January 2016

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Secretary-General Appoints Sustainable Development Goals Advocates to Support Promotion of New Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of a group of eminent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates to help promote action to achieve the SDGs adopted by world leaders at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25 September 2015.

18 January 2016

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Secretary-General, at Abu Dhabi Summit, Calls Clean Energy ‘Golden Thread’ in Resolving Economic Growth, Social Equity, Climate Change Challenges

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s to the World Future Energy Summit, in Abu Dhabi on 18 January:

18 January 2016

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2030 Agenda, Paris Climate Accord ‘Twin Plans for Transformative Progress’, Secretary-General Says at Opening of Abu Dhabi Action Day

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at Abu Dhabi Action Day, in Abu Dhabi today:

17 January 2016

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Beyond Finance, Humanitarian Challenge ‘A Matter of Our Common Future’, Secretary-General Says at Event to Launch High-Level Panel Report

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the High-Level Panel Report on Humanitarian Financing, in Dubai today:

17 January 2016

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Clean, Renewable Energy Central to Agreements on Sustainable Development Goals, Climate Change, Secretary-General Says at Debate Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the The Financial Times/International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) debate, in Abu Dhabi today: