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Statements and Messages

9 July 2016

SG/SM/17917

In Message for Bicentennial Commemoration, Secretary-General Hails Argentina as ‘Standard Bearer’ of United Nations Values

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to an event marking the bicentennial commemoration of independence of Argentina, in Buenos Aires today:

8 July 2016

SG/SM/17914-ENV/DEV/1686

Secretary-General, in Message to Eco Forum, Welcomes China’s Commitment to Expand Global Cooperation towards Reaching Sustainable Development Goals

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Eco Forum global annual conference, in Guiyang, China, today:

8 July 2016

SG/SM/17913-ENV/DEV/1685

Shifting from Climate Change Reaction to Prevention Saves Lives for Healthier, Sustainable Future, Secretary-General Says, in Message to Global Conference

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the second Global Conference on Climate Change and Health, held in Geneva on 7‑8 July:

8 July 2016

SG/SM/17912-AFR/3409

Deeply Alarmed at Violence in South Sudan, Secretary-General Urges Leaders to End Ongoing Fighting, Work as Partners in Implementing Agreement

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

8 July 2016

SG/SM/17911-OBV/1638-POP/1052

Governments, Businesses, Civil Society Must Invest in Girls to End Inequalities, Secretary-General Says in World Population Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Population Day, observed on 11 July:

8 July 2016

SG/SM/17910

Amid Proliferation of Philanthropy, Deeper Global Partnerships Must Seize Chance to Advance 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Tells ‘Committee of 100’ in China

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a lunch with the “Committee of 100” Chinese philanthropists, in Beijing today:

7 July 2016

SG/SM/17909-HR/5320

Secretary-General Hails Advances in Disability Rights, Telling Meeting on Tenth Anniversary of Landmark Convention ‘We Must Go Further Still’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the tenth-anniversary meeting of the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in Beijing today: