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Secretary-General, in Message to Event on Ending Sexuality-based Violence, Bias, Calls Homophobic Bullying 'a Moral Outrage, a Grave Violation of Human Rights'

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the event on ending violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered by Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in New York, on 8 December:
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Reduced Arms Flow Will Help Combat Piracy, Cross-border Threats, Terrorism, Secretary-General Tells Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the thirty-third Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, originally delivered in French by Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), in Bangui, Central African Republic, on 8 December:
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Activities of Secretary-General in Germany, 4-5 December

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Bonn on Sunday, 4 December, where he was welcomed at City Hall by Lord Mayor Jürgen Nimptsch. There, he also met with German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle. The Secretary-General thanked the German Government for holding the Conference on Afghanistan, which provided a vital opportunity to refocus attention on the civilian aspects of transition in Afghanistan, essential to ensuring a sustainable transformation.