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23 April 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message on Urban Sustainability, Says Local Leaders Needed to Ensure Better Lives for Growing Numbers Who Live in World’s Cities

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Jorge Chediek, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Brazil, to the Meeting of the Frente Nacionalde Prefeitos (National Association of Mayors), in Brasilia, 23 April:

22 April 2013

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‘You Are Our Global Ambassadors,’ Secretary-General Tells Friends of Sustainable Development for All, Calling on Them to ‘Swell Our Ranks’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Friends of Sustainable Energy for All, in New York, 22 April:

22 April 2013

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Congratulating Iraqis on Governorate Council Elections, Secretary-General Applauds Their ‘Courage and Determination’ to Thwart Attempts to Disrupt Process

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

22 April 2013

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‘There Are no Right Hands that Can Handle These Wrong Weapons,’ Secretary-General Says of Mass Destruction Weapons, at 1540 Event, Urging Their Total Elimination

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the event on “Preventing Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction to Non-State Actors: Implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004) in the Arab World”, in New York, 22 April:

22 April 2013

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‘Shocked and Saddened’ at Civilian Deaths in Nigeria, Secretary-General Calls on Extremist Groups to Cease Attacks

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

22 April 2013

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Secretary-General Tells Population Commission People Cross Borders for Different Reasons, Some in Fear, Others in Hope, but Impact Is Same — More Globalization

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Commission on Population and Development, in New York, 22 April:

22 April 2013

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‘When We Threaten the Planet, We Undermine Our only Home,’ Says Secretary-General, Urging Renewal, on International Day, of Pledges to Respect Mother Earth

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks for the Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature to Commemorate International Mother Earth Day, in New York, 22 April:

22 April 2013

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Welcoming New ECOSOC Chamber, Secretary-General Expresses Hope Decisions Made There Will Have Impact Far Beyond Its Walls

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the inauguration of the renovated Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Chamber, in New York, 22 April:

22 April 2013

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Secretary-General, in Video Message to World Chambers of Commerce, Urges Business Leaders to Join Him in Push to Address Poverty, Hunger, Illness, Inequality

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the World Chambers Congress, in Doha, 22-25 April:

22 April 2013

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No Better Way to Achieve Quality Education than through Trained Teachers, Says Secretary-General in Message for Global Action Week

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for Global Action Week on Education, 21-27 April: