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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, observed on 6 November:
Underscoring the need for collective international action to build peace, stability and development in the crisis-torn Sahel region, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced at a Headquarters press conference today that he would undertake a joint visit there next week with Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank Group, and senior officials from the European Union and African Union.