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Secretary-General: Press Release

15 May 2015

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Secretary-General Urges Investment in ‘People and the Planet’ in Video Message ahead of Financing for Development Event

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on financing for development, broadcast today:

15 May 2015

SG/SM/16749-GA/11645-IHA/1368

‘Nepal Has Been Torn Apart’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly, Calls for Stepped-Up Aid under a Resilient Recovery Approach

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly meeting on Nepal, in New York today:

14 May 2015

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Secretary-General Calls on Cypriot Leaders to Achieve ‘Tangible Progress’ as Full-Fledged Negotiations Resume

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

14 May 2015

SG/SM/16747-AFR/3132

Secretary-General Gravely Concerned by Developments in Burundi, Condemns Attempts to Oust Elected Government, Calls for Calm, Restraint

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

14 May 2015

SG/SM/16746-WOM/2037

Secretary-General, at High-Level Event, Sets Out Plans to Update 'Every Woman, Every Child' Strategy, Establish Advisory Group, Launch Financing Facility

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level lunch on “Every woman, every child”, in New York today:

14 May 2015

SG/SM/16745-HR/5255

Concerned by Refugee Crisis in Andaman Sea, Straits of Malacca, Secretary-General Urges Governments Ensure Obligation of Rescue at Sea, Non-Expulsion

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

13 May 2015

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Killing of 45 Ismailis on Pakistan Bus, Urges Swift Government Action to Protect Religious Minorities

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

13 May 2015

SG/SM/16742-SC/11890-DC/3560

Secretary-General, at Security Council Debate, Calls for Greater Steps to Combat Proliferation of Illicit Weapons, Cut Ammunition Flows

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council’s open debate on small arms and light weapons, held in New York on 13 May:

13 May 2015

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Secretary-General Calls for Harnessing Power of Technology for ‘Our Common Future’ in Message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Telecommunication and Information Society Day, observed on 17 May:

12 May 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message to Sporting Event in Russian Federation, Says Athletes Break Barriers, Take Steps towards Dialogue, Reconciliation

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the World Taekwondo Championships, held in Chelyabinsk, Russian Federation, 12 to 18 May: