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19 April 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Graduating Class at United Nations School in The Hague to Speak Out for Civil Rights, Social Justice, Equal Opportunity

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the UN World Class of 2016, in The Hague today:

19 April 2016

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Civil Society Plays Key Role in Reaching Development Goals, Secretary-General Says as Court Case against Human Rights Defenders Resumes in Egypt

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

19 April 2016

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Secretary-General Deeply Saddened over Death of Patricio Aylwin Azócar, Chile’s First Elected President following Military Dictatorship Era

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

19 April 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Parties to Engage in Good Faith with United Nations Special Envoy towards Resumption of Yemen Peace Talks

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

19 April 2016

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Greater Cooperation Key to Tackling Eurasian Political Tensions, Security Threats, Secretary-General Tells Speakers of Regions National Parliaments

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the first Meeting of Speakers of Eurasian National Parliaments, in Moscow today:

18 April 2016

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Condemning Death of Peacekeeper in Central African Republic, Secretary-General Calls for New Government to Ensure Perpetrators Face Justice

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

18 April 2016

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Welcoming Israeli-Palestinian Push to Reduce Violence, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Both Sides Must Tenaciously Forge Path for Two-State Solution

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council’s open debate on the situation in the Middle East, in New York today: