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8 April 2014

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Secretary-General, at Event on Population and Development, Says Ending Extreme Poverty, Delivering Equality Should Be among Core Objectives

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the high-level event “Celebrating Cairo, Going Beyond”, on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) High-Level Event, in New York today:

7 April 2014

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Secretary-General Demands Unconditional Protection of Civilians in Syria, Condemning Priest’s Killing, Purported Executions

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

7 April 2014

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns ‘Cold-Blooded Killing’ of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Staffers in Somalia

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

7 April 2014

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Secretary-General, at Ceremony to Honour United Nations Genocide Victims, Pledges Never to Abandon Staff with Lives under Threat

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ceremony honouring United Nations staff victims of the Rwanda genocide, in Kigali today:

7 April 2014

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Secretary-General, at Genocide Commemoration Ceremony, Hails Resilience of Survivors, Saying Rwanda Has Shown ‘Transformation Is Possible’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ceremony marking the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, in Kigali today:

6 April 2014

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Secretary-General, Marking Inaugural International Day, Urges Global Citizens to Harness Power of Sport in Building Better World for All

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, observed today:

6 April 2014

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Secretary-General Hails ‘Powerful Message’ from Voters in ‘Historic’ Afghanistan Polls that Perpetrators of Violence Cannot Win

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

5 April 2014

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Secretary-General, in Message, Urges World Urban Forum to Focus on Inclusive Development as Central Theme of Post-2015 Agenda

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the seventh session of the World Urban Forum being held in Medellin, Colombia, from 5-11 April:

5 April 2014

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Citing Atrocities, ‘Total Impunity’ in Central African Republic, Secretary-General Warns against Repeat of Rwanda 20 Years Later

Following is the text of the address by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the National Transitional Council of the Central African Republic, in Bangui today:

4 April 2014

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Secretary-General, in University Address, Calls on Young People to Be Global Citizens, Champions of Common Values

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s lecture, as prepared for delivery, on “The Czech Republic and the UN: Peace, Development and Human Rights in a Changing World”, at Charles University, in Prague today: