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20 June 2014

SG/SM/15965

We Must Act, Insists Secretary-General in Asia Society Address, Expressing Anger at ‘Cold Calculation’ that Little Can Be Done to Stop Syria Crisis

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address at the Asia Society: “Crisis in Syria: Civil War, Global Threat”, in New York today:

20 June 2014

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Humanitarian Response Alone Not Enough, There Must Be Political Solutions, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Refugee Day

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Refugee Day, observed today:

19 June 2014

SG/SM/15963

Secretary-General Congratulates King Felipe VI, Saying He Looks Forward To Continuing Close Cooperation with Spain on Global Challenges

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

19 June 2014

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Condemning Indiscriminate Use of Weapons against Civilians in Syria, Secretary-General Calls on All Sides to End Violence

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

19 June 2014

SG/SM/15961-OBV/1347-WOM/1994

End Harmful Practices, Abhorrent Rituals against Women, Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Widows’ Day

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

18 June 2014

SG/SM/15960-EN/291

Secretary-General Welcomes World Bank’s Draft Assessments on Tajikistan Hydropower Project, Urging Region’s Leaders to Seek Sustainable Solutions

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

18 June 2014

SG/SM/15959-L/3231

Intergenerational Justice Crucial to Post-2015 Development Agenda, Secretary-General Tells Law Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Conference on Intergenerational Justice: the Future of Law and the Law of the Future, to be held in in Lisbon, 19-20 June:

18 June 2014

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Secretary-General Calls Innovative Public Service Core of Development Goals, Commending 19 Award-Winning Institutions from 14 Countries

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Public Service Day, to be observed on 23 June:

18 June 2014

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Secretary-General Stresses Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s Key Role in Resolving Various Immediate Crises, Long-term Pursuit

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Nickolay Mladenov, his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, to the forty-first session of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, today:

18 June 2014

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Human Smuggling, Drug Trafficking Not Just Security Concerns, They Also Affect Development, Health, Secretary-General Tells International Meeting

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the fifth International Meeting of High-Level Representatives on Security Issues, in Kazan, Russian Federation, today: