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14 June 2016

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2030 Agenda Pledge to Leave No One Behind Has Special Resonance for Widows, Secretary-General Says in International Day Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Widows’ Day, observed on 23 June:

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General, Meeting Solar Impulse Pilots at New York Airport, Says Science, Technology Can Help to Halve Global Energy Consumption, Improve Quality of Life

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the meeting with the pilots of the Solar Impulse, in New York today:

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Stronger Action to Combat Violence, Abuse against Older People, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, observed on 15 June:

13 June 2016

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At Stockholm Forum, Secretary-General Stresses Food Systems that Respect Environment, Promote Healthy Diets Essential for Sustainable Development

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the third annual East Stockholm Food Forum, held in Stockholm from 13 to 14 June:

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message to Ministerial Meeting, Urges All Remaining Annex II States to Ratify Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Pledging United Nations Support

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kim Won-soo, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Ministerial Meeting, in Vienna today:

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General Condemns as Abhorrent Deadly Air Strike on Syrian Market Occurring after Ceasefire Reportedly Restored

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

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General Says He Is Counting on New General Assembly President to Help Implement 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, Paris Climate Change Accord

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the election of the President of the seventy-first session of the General Assembly, in New York today:

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General Says Universal Ratification Essential to Freeing Future Generations from Shadow of Destruction, at Ministerial Meeting on Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Following is the text of the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Ministerial Meeting on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, in Vienna today:

12 June 2016

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Secretary-General Condemns ‘Horrific’ Attack in Orlando, Florida

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

11 June 2016

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Secretary-General Condemns as ‘Appalling’, Deadly Terror Attack in Damascus Suburb

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