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Secretary-General: Press Release

29 September 2015

SG/SM/17155

Mine Action Starts ‘Process of Peacebuilding in Communities Shattered by Conflict’, Says Secretary-General at Ministerial-Level Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Hervé Ladsous, Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations, to the ministerial-level reception on mine action, in New York today:

29 September 2015

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Inclusive National Ownership Vital to Building Sustainable, Durable Peace, Says Secretary-General at High-Level Meeting

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Peacebuilding Support, to the high-level meeting on “A New Approach to Peacebuilding”, in New York today:

29 September 2015

SG/SM/17152-ENV/DEV/1583

Secretary-General Says Implementation Was ‘Litmus Test’ of New 2030 Agenda, Calling on Member States to Transform Words into Action

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Gyan Chandra Acharya, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, to an event on the Millennium Development Goals to the Sustainable Development Goals, “MDGs to SDGS: A Way Forward”, in New York today:

29 September 2015

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Secretary-General Applauds New Framework as ‘Surest Route’ for Peace, Security, Cooperation for Democratic Republic of the Congo, Region

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the sixth meeting of the Regional Oversight Mechanism of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region, in New York today:

29 September 2015

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Addressing Myanmar Partnership Group, Secretary-General Urges All Parties to Promote Coexistence, Inclusive Elections, Respect for Human Rights

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Meeting of the Partnership Group on Myanmar, in New York today:

29 September 2015

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Secretary-General, at Leaders’ Summit, Highlights New Plan for Collective Action to Combat Violent Extremism

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Leaders’ Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, in New York today:

29 September 2015

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Secretary-General, at Nuclear-Test-Ban Conference, Says ‘Breakthrough Overdue’ in Entering Treaty into Force, Realizing Nuclear-Weapon-Free World

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the ninth Conference on Facilitating Entry into Force of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), in New York today:

29 September 2015

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Secretary-General, at Final Meeting with Millennium Development Goals Advocacy Group, Says Ambitious 2030 Agenda Stemmed from Gains since 2000

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at his final meeting with the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) Advocacy Group, in New York today:

29 September 2015

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Secretary-General, at High-Level Meeting on South Sudan, Applauds Peace Agreement Signatories for Commitments to Dialogue, Ending Conflict

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the high-level meeting on South Sudan, in New York today:

29 September 2015

SG/SM/17144-ENV/DEV/1582

Fighting Discrimination, Ending Inequalities at ‘Heart’ of New 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Tells ‘Fairer Future for All’ Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, to the event “A Fairer Future for All: Fighting Inequalities and Discrimination at the Heart of the 2030 Agenda”, in New York today: