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Statements and Messages

17 October 2016

SG/SM/18214-DEV/3251

Continue Efforts to End Hunger, Promote Sustainable Agriculture, Secretary-General Urges Committee on World Food Security

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Committee on Food Security, in Rome today:

16 October 2016

SG/SM/18213-HAB/236

Role of Local, Regional Authorities ‘Growing by the Year’, Secretary-General Says in Remarks to Second World Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the second World Assembly of Local and Regional Governments in Quito today:

15 October 2016

SG/SM/18212-ENV/DEV/1741

Secretary-General Welcomes Kigali Amendment to Climate Change Convention’s Montreal Protocol, Aimed at Limiting Near-term Warming of Planet

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

14 October 2016

SG/SM/18211

Climate Change Accord, Sustainable Development Goals Two Sides of Same Coin, Secretary-General Tells University of Maryland Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the University of Maryland on the “Do Good Generation”, in College Park, Maryland, on 14 October:

14 October 2016

SG/SM/18210-AFR/3469

Welcoming Release of 21 Abducted Chibok Schoolgirls in Nigeria, Secretary-General Calls for Bolstered Drive to Ensure Humanitarian Access Across North-East Region

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

14 October 2016

SG/SM/18209-DEV/3249-OBV/1675

Eradicating Poverty, Tackling Exclusion Remain Building Blocks for Achieving 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Says on International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October:

14 October 2016

SG/SM/18208-GA/11841

Secretary-General, at General Assembly Meeting, Pays Tribute to Late Permanent Representative of Eritrea to United Nations

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly meeting to pay tribute to the memory of Girma Asmerom Tesfay, the late Permanent Representative of the State of Eritrea to the United Nations, in New York today:

13 October 2016

SG/SM/18207-OBV/1674-WOM/2090

Secretary-General Says Regulating Remittances, Reducing Transaction Costs Can Help Rural Women Cope with Climate Change, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Rural Women, observed on 15 October:

13 October 2016

SG/SM/18206-GA/11839

Commending General Assembly for Choosing New United Nations Chief, Secretary-General Welcomes Appointment of António Guterres

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly plenary meeting on the appointment of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, in New York today:

13 October 2016

SG/SM/18205-ENV/DEV/1740

Building Sustainable Transport Systems Plays Vital Role in Achieving 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Says at High-level Event for Landlocked Developing Countries

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the high-level meeting on sustainable transport for landlocked developing countries, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, today: