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17 March 2016

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Young People Hold Key to Galvanizing Global Engagement, Building Better Future, Secretary-General Says in Remarks at Lehman Memorial Lecture in New York

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the forty-seventh Annual Herbert H. Lehman Memorial Lecture at Lehman College, in New York today:

17 March 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Concrete Action to Protect, Promote Rights of People with Disabilities, in Message for World Down Syndrome Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Down Syndrome Day, observed on 21 March:

17 March 2016

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Secretary-General Condemns Suicide Attacks in Nigeria by Suspected Boko Haram Elements, Reiterating Support for Fight against Terrorism

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

16 March 2016

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Condemning Attack on Yemen Market, Secretary-General Calls Air Strike One of Deadliest Incidents since Conflict Started

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

16 March 2016

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Secretary-General Congratulates President U Htin Kyaw on His Election by Myanmar Parliament

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

15 March 2016

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Secretary-General, at Women’s Empowerment Principles Annual Event, Urges Bold Action by Participants to Ensure Gender Equality

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Women’s Empowerment Principles Annual Event, in New York today:

15 March 2016

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Secretary-General, at Event Marking Tenth Anniversary of Human Right Council, Reiterates Call for Syria’s Referral to International Criminal Court

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the panel discussion on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the Human Rights Council, “Are Human Rights under Assault?”, in New York today:

15 March 2016

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Secretary-General, at ‘Every Woman, Every Child’ Event, Urges Support for Strategy to Improve Female, Adolescent Health

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Every Woman, Every Child high-level event co-organized with UN-Women, in New York today:

15 March 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Parties to Seize ‘Rare Opening’ Created by Syrian Ceasefire, Negotiations for Peaceful Resolution of Conflict

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

14 March 2016

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Strongest Heroines Found in Toughest Conditions, Secretary-General Says, as Commission on Status of Women Begins Sixtieth Session

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the sixtieth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York today: