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17 April 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message to Moscow Security Conference, Calls for Recommitment to Common Values ‘to Secure Our Common Future’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the fourth annual International Security Conference, delivered by Michael Møller, Acting Direct General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, in Moscow on 16 April:

16 April 2015

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‘Sustainable Development Demands Principled Business,’ Secretary-General Says in Video Message to Dubai Joint Forum

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Pearl Initiative and United Nations Global Compact Regional Forum on the theme “Corporate Accountability Matters: Business Integrity and Value Creation Beyond 2015”, held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, today:

16 April 2015

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Secretary-General Appoints Cindy Smith of United States Director of United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Cindy Smith of the United States as Director of the United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute.

15 April 2015

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Power of ‘Creative Collaboration’ Vital to Realizing Promise of Post-2015 Development Agenda, Secretary-General Tells Civil Society Group

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Janos Pasztor, Assistant Secretary-General on Climate Change, to the International Civil Society Centre reception on strategic cooperation between the United Nations and civil society organizations, in Greentree, New York today:

15 April 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message, Says Exhibit by Russian Mission Reaffirms Commitment to Protect Cultural Heritage as Commonwealth of All Humanity

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by the Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Cristina Gallach, to the exhibit organized by the Russian mission on the occasion of the eightieth anniversary of the Roerich Pact (Treaty on the Protection of Artistic and Scientific Institutions and Historic Monuments), today, in New York:

15 April 2015

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‘Your Interest in the Future of Energy Is Tied to Your Energetic Passion for Progress,’ Secretary-General Tells Summit Participants

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Future of Energy Summit 2015, in New York, today:

15 April 2015

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Secretary-General Voices Hope, at High-Level Event, New Development Agenda Will Recognize Importance of Sport in Peace, Reconciliation

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s remarks at the high-level event “United Action towards Sustainable Development for All through Sport”, today, in New York:

14 April 2015

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Secretary-General, in Video Message to Meeting on Water Conventions, Calls for Two Major Treaties to Be Implemented in Concert

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the high-level special session on the two water Conventions during the seventh World Water Forum held in Daegu, Republic Of Korea, today:

14 April 2015

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Secretary-General, at Launch of United Nations Correspondents Association Directory, Proposes Toast to ‘Frank, Free and Fearless Media’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Annual United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) Directory Book Reception, in New York, today:

14 April 2015

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Activities of Secretary-General in Qatar, 11-13 April

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew on Saturday, 11 April, from Panama City, Panama, to Doha, Qatar, to attend the thirteenth UN Congress on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice.