United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his wife Ban Soon-taek arrived in Paris on Thursday, 12 June. In the morning, he addressed the Conference convened by the French Government in Paris to support Afghanistan, where President Hamid Karzai launched a National Development Strategy for his country.
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without joint action, global threats will become irreversible, Secretary-General
warns in address to United Nations association of United Kingdom
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NEPAL’S PARTICIPATION IN UN PEACEKEEPING FOR 50 YEARS IS ‘SHINING EXAMPLE’, SAYS
SECRETARY-GENERAL, THANKING EVERY NEPALESE PEACEKEEPER ‘PAST AND PRESENT’
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STABLE, SECURE, PROSPEROUS AFGHANISTAN BENEFITS ENTIRE GLOBAL COMMUNITY,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN REMARKS TO PARIS CONFERENCE
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the conference on Afghanistan, in Paris, 12 June:
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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES RENEWED COMMITMENT TO REVERSING LAND DEGRADATION,
IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD DAY TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION AND DROUGHT, 17 JUNE
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June:
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SECRETARY-GENERAL, PROFOUNDLY SAD ABOUT DEATH OF VIET NAM’S FORMER PRIME MINISTER,
SAYS VO VAN KIET WAS MAJOR FORCE BEHIND COUNTRY’S ECONOMIC REFORMS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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OPENING HIGH-LEVEL MEETING BETWEEN EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GABON TOWARDS RESOLVING
BORDER DISPUTE, SECRETARY-GENERAL COMMENDS PARTIES’ COMMITMENT TO SETTLEMENT
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES DELEGATIONS OF EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GABON TO MAINTAIN
CONTACT WITH UNITED NATIONS MEDIATION IN BORDER DISPUTE
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IMAGES CAN SPUR EFFORTS TO SAFEGUARD FRAGILE PLANET, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL
AT OPENING OF EXHIBIT FEATURING WORK BY UNITED NATIONS PHOTOGRAPHERS
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SECRETARY-GENERAL CLARIFIES SELECTION PROCESS REGARDING
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
