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6 June 2016

SG/SM/17824

Alarmed by Civilian Casualties, Secretary-General Accepts Proposed Joint Review of Yemeni Cases Cited in Annual Report on Children and Armed Conflict

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

6 June 2016

SG/SM/17823-ENV/DEV/1680

Scale Up, Speed Up Solutions to Turn Sustainable Development Agendas into Action, Secretary-General Says in Video Message to Global Green Growth Summit

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Global Green Growth Forum (3 GF) Summit, in Copenhagen, 6-7 June:

6 June 2016

SG/SM/17822-ECOSOC/6770-ENV/DEV/1679

Innovation Means Questioning Assumptions, Rethinking Set Systems, Stresses Secretary-General, at Economic and Social Council Multi-Stakeholder Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Economic and Social Council Multi-Stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals, today in New York:

6 June 2016

SG/SM/17820-OBV/1620-SEA/2034

Protect Life-Sustaining Seas to Mitigate Climate-Related Threats, Ensure Healthy Future for All, Says Secretary-General in Message for World Oceans Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Oceans Day, observed on 8 June:

6 June 2016

SG/SM/17821-ENV/DEV/1678-OBV/1621

Secretary-General Urges Cooperation to Reclaim Degraded Land in Message for World Day to Combat Desertification, Drought

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, observed on 17 June:

4 June 2016

SG/SM/17819

Secretary-General Calls Muhammad Ali ‘World Champion for Equality’, Saying United Nations Messenger of Peace Was ‘Far More than a Legendary Boxer’

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

4 June 2016

SG/SM/17818

Condemning Targeted Attacks on Civilians in Yemen, Secretary-General Calls for Independent Investigation to Hold Perpetrators Accountable

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

3 June 2016

SG/SM/17817-HQ/709

Secretary-General, in Video Message to First Summit, Thanks United Nations Police for Contributions to Rule of Law, Peace, Stability

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit (UN COPS), in New York today:

3 June 2016

SG/SM/17816

Actions of Both Israeli, Palestinian Parties Must Reflect Commitment to Two-State Solution, Secretary-General Tells Ministerial Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the French Ministerial Conference Meeting on the Middle East Peace Process, in Paris today:

2 June 2016

SG/SM/17814-PKO/587

Marking Pakistani Peacekeepers Day, Secretary-General Hails Country’s Commitment, Contribution to United Nations Peacekeeping

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the reception to inaugurate the photographic exhibition by the Permanent Mission of Pakistan to the United Nations to mark Pakistani Peacekeepers Day, in New York today: