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Statements and Messages

22 April 2016

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Take Climate Action to ‘Next Level’, Tackle Challenges Together, Secretary-General Tells World Leaders at High-Level Event on Implementing New Development Agendas

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level event on the implementation of the climate and development agendas, in New York today:

22 April 2016

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Secretary-General Commends 15 States for Ratifying Freshly Signed Paris Agreement, Calling on All to ‘Work Even Harder’ for Climate Agenda’s Early Entry into Force

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the informal high-level event on promoting the early entry into force of the Paris Agreement, in New York today:

22 April 2016

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States Must Take Next Step to Swiftly Turn Paris Agreement into Climate Action, Secretary-General Says at Joint Press Event with President of France

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a joint press conference with François Hollande, President of France, in New York today:

22 April 2016

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Declaring Era of Consumption without Consequences Over, Secretary-General Commends Paris Climate Agreement Signatories for Making Historic Pledge to Protect Planet

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the signature ceremony for the Paris Agreement, in New York today:

20 April 2016

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Secretary-General, at Arab Regional Conference, Stresses Important Role of Civil Society in Advancing Sustainable Development Agenda

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Arab Regional Conference on the Role of Civil Society in Implementing Agenda 2030, as delivered by Sima Bahous, Assistant Administrator and Regional Director for Arab States of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Doha today:

20 April 2016

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Condemning Violent Incidents in Kidal, Mali, Secretary-General Urges Local Stakeholders to Help Restore Calm, Defuse Tensions

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

20 April 2016

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Help Shape Regional Strategy for Integrating Refugees to Stamp Out Xenophobic Nationalism, Secretary-General Tells Netherlands Parliamentarians

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to members of parliamentary committees of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, in The Hague today:

20 April 2016

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Achieving ‘World We Want’ Hinges on Engaging Youth in Development Efforts, Secretary-General Says, Accepting Erasmus University Global Leader Award

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at Erasmus University, in Rotterdam, Netherlands, today:

20 April 2016

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Respect for Law Is ‘Essential Thread’ Woven into 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Says, Honouring World Court’s Seven Decades of Building Global Trust in Justice

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a ceremony to commemorate the seventieth anniversary of the International Court of Justice, in The Hague today:

19 April 2016

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International Criminal Court’s Success Will Be Legacy for Future Generations, Secretary-General Says at Inauguration of Its Permanent Premises

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the inaugural ceremony of the permanent premises of the International Criminal Court, in The Hague today: