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20 November 2015

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Secretary-General Tells Security Council He Will Provide ‘Frank and Timely’ Briefings on Situations of Escalating Concern to Enhance Peace Operations

Following is a briefing by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the Security Council on his peace initiative, in New York today:

20 November 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message to Seoul Climate Conference, Urges ‘Decarbonization’ of World’s Energy Systems Well before End of Century

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Second Seoul International Climate-Energy Conference: “On the Road to Paris and Green Big Bang”, in Seoul, today:

20 November 2015

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Condemning Deadly Terrorist Attack in Mali, Secretary-General Expresses Full Support to Authorities Fighting against Extremist Groups

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

20 November 2015

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On Universal Children’s Day, Secretary-General Stresses Reaffirming Commitment That No Child Is ‘Deprived of Their Liberty’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Universal Children’s Day, observed today:

20 November 2015

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Secretary-General, at New York Event, Says Calligraphy among World’s Greatest Artistic Traditions, Shared Cultural Heritage of China, Japan, Korea

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a calligraphy event, in New York today:

19 November 2015

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Condemning Deadly Attacks in Israel, West Bank, Secretary-General Calls on Leaders to Speak Out against Violence, ‘Refrain from Incendiary Language’

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

19 November 2015

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Secretary-General Appoints Two Former Presidents, 14 Others as Members of High-Level Panel on Access to Medicines

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the establishment of a high-level panel on health technology innovation and access.

19 November 2015

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On Fiftieth Anniversary of General Assembly Resolution 2028, Secretary-General Calls for Member States’ Recommitment to Nuclear-Free World

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

19 November 2015

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In Message for African Industrialization Day, Secretary-General Says Youth, Women Must Be Part of Continent’s Development

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for African Industrialization Day, to be observed 20 November:

19 November 2015

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In Message to International World Congress, Secretary-General Says Empowered Consumers Must Continue Calling for Ecologically Sustainable Future

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in Brasilia, today: