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17 May 2016

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Reach Out to Bridge Differences, Show Compassion on Global Scale, Secretary-General Urges in Message for Day of Vesak

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the Day of Vesak, to be observed on 20 May:

17 May 2016

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Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement on Separating Minors from Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army Camps

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

17 May 2016

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Secretary-General Stresses Strong Political Leadership, Accelerated Investment to End Obstetric Fistula, in Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, observed on 23 May:

17 May 2016

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States on Climate Change Front Lines Aware of ‘Pivotal’ Global Moment, Says Secretary-General in Message for William G. Demas Memorial Lecture

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Rachel Kyte, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Sustainable Energy for All, to the seventeenth William G. Demas Memorial Lecture, in Montego Bay, Jamaica, today:

17 May 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message to Meeting on United Nations-League of Arab States Cooperation, Calls Regional Body ‘Indispensable’ to Middle East Peace Efforts

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Taye-Brook Zerihoun, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the thirteenth General Meeting of Cooperation between the United Nations and the League of Arab States, in Geneva today:

15 May 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message for Asia-Pacific Economic and Social Commission, Stresses that Regional Response to 2030 Agenda Must Match Scale of Challenge

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), at its seventy-second session, in Bangkok today:

14 May 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message to Security Summit, Hails Counter-Insurgency Efforts against Boko Haram while Voicing Concern over Reported Human Rights Abuses

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Mohamed Ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel, to the second Regional Security Summit, in Abuja today:

14 May 2016

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Joint Statement on Comoros by United Nations Secretary-General, African Union Commission Chairperson

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon, and the Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, welcome the peaceful conduct of the partial re-run for the elections of President of Comoros and Governor of the Autonomous Island of Anjouan.

13 May 2016

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Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki of Kenya Force Commander, United Nations Mission in South Sudan

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Johnson Mogoa Kimani Ondieki of Kenya as Force Commander of the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS).

13 May 2016

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Secretary-General Appoints Erik Solheim of Norway Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme, Following Election by General Assembly

Following his nomination by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, the General Assembly today elected Erik Solheim of Norway to a four-year term as Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).