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24 April 2013

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At Tribute to Designers of UN Headquarters, Secretary-General Says ‘Let Us Carry on This Spirit of International Collaboration to Build a Better Future for All’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the special General Assembly tribute to Oscar Niemeyer and the United Nations Board of Design, as prepared for delivery, today in New York:

24 April 2013

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Secretary-General Welcomes Further Positive Conclusions Reached at Addis Ababa Meeting by Sudan, South Sudan on Implementation of September 2012 Agreements

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

24 April 2013

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Secretary-General Says Signing of Joint Declaration by Political Parties in Guinea Confirms Determination to Resolve Outstanding Issues Peacefully

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

24 April 2013

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Secretary-General Proposes Creation of New UN Partnership Facility to ‘Capture’ Full Potential for Partnership, Yielding More Results at Fraction of Costs

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address at a special event of the Economic and Social Council, “Partnering for Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Development”, in New York, 24 April:

24 April 2013

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No Greater Gift than Healthy Start in Life, Secretary-General Says, But Millions of Children Denied Right to Healthy Future Because They Lack Simple Vaccination

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Roberto Valent, United Nations Resident Coordinator for Belize, on a World Vaccination Week Event in that country organized by the Pan American Health Organization, 24 April:

24 April 2013

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Secretary-General to Energy Finance Summit: ‘We Need to Scale Up Our Efforts and Our Ambition; the Climate Clock is Ticking’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit, in New York, 24 April:

23 April 2013

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Activities of Secretary-General in Washington, D.C., 18-19 April

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Washington, D.C., on Thursday, 18 April, on a two-day visit, where he met with Chuck Hagel, United States Secretary of Defense, and participated in the spring meetings hosted by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

23 April 2013

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With $3 Billion Annual Shortfall in Controlling Malaria, Secretary-General Says Replenishing Global Fund Should be Priority to Prevent Resurgence

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Malaria Day, 25 April:

23 April 2013

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Secretary-General Condemns Attack on French Embassy in Libya

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

23 April 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message, Commends Forum for Focus on Next-Generation Transport Systems — Key Building Block for Sustainable Development

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the seventh Regional Environmentally Sustainable Transport Forum in Asia and the Global Consultation on Transport in the Post-2015 Development Agenda, in Bali, 23 April: