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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed 21 March:
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Following consultations with the Executive Board of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Anthony Lake (United States) as the agency’s new Executive Director, and expressed his gratitude to Ann Veneman for her services to the Organization and her commitment in leading UNICEF for five years.
SG/SM/12789-GA/10923-DEV/2791
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to Member States on “Keeping the Promise: A Forward-Looking Review to Promote an Agreed Action Agenda to Achieve the MDGs by 2015”, in New York, today, 16 March:
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
SG/SM/12787-OBV/858
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Nowruz, to be observed on 21 March:
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Water Day, to be observed on 22 March:
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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The following statement was issued today by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States and European Union):
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Santiago, Chile, in the early afternoon of Friday, 5 March, after an overnight flight.
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in Los Angeles, California, in the afternoon of Sunday, 28 February.