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16 June 2016

SG/SM/17860

Small, Medium-Sized Enterprises Can Create More Sustainable World, Secretary-General Says in Video Message to International Council

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the sixty-first World Conference of the International Council for Small Business (ICSB), in New York today

16 June 2016

SG/SM/17859

Secretary-General Concerned by Actions of Bahrain Authorities ‘Seemingly Aimed’ at Restricting Political Opposition

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

16 June 2016

SG/SM/17858-ECO/267

Strengthen Rather than Break Ties, Build Bridges, Not Walls, Secretary-General Urges Europe, in Remarks at Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum, in Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation, today:

16 June 2016

SG/SM/17857-DEV/3236

Adoption of 2030 Agenda ‘Was a Triumph of Multilateralism, Inclusiveness and Universality’, Secretary-General Tells European Development Days

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by David Nabarro, Special Adviser on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to the High-Level Panel on Aligning Institutions to Support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at the European Development Days, in Brussels today:

15 June 2016

SG/SM/17856-AFR/3397

Deeply Concerned by Reports of Fighting on Ethiopia-Eritrea Border, Secretary-General, Deputy Urge Both to Exercise Maximum Restraint

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

15 June 2016

SG/SM/17855-EN/314

Meeting Energy Targets Central to Achieving 2030 Agenda, Implementing Paris Agreement, Secretary-General Tells Advisory Board

Following are UN Secretary-General’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Sustainable Energy for All Advisory Board, in Brussels today:

15 June 2016

SG/SM/17854

Secretary-General, in Remarks to Asia Society Dialogue Event, Says Refugee Question ‘Not Only a Crisis of Numbers’, But Also of Solidarity

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Asia Society Dialogue event, in Brussels today:

15 June 2016

SG/SM/17853-DEV/3235

We Must Change People’s Lives by Moving from Delivering Aid to Ending Need, Secretary-General Tells European Development Days Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the European Development Days Forum, in Brussels today:

14 June 2016

SG/SM/17851-HR/5313

Integrating Rights of Persons with Disabilities across Development Efforts Builds Better, Inclusive World, Secretary-General Tells States Parties Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement, as delivered by Edmond Mulet, Chef de Cabinet, at the opening of the ninth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

14 June 2016

SG/SM/17852-HR/5314

Secretary-General Stresses ‘Disability Is Not Inability’ in Video Message for Event Marking Anniversary of States Parties to Convention

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Republic of Korea concert celebrating the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today: