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Statements and Messages

18 March 2016

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Briefing Security Council on Recent Mission to Burundi, Secretary-General Stresses Shift from Crisis Response to Prevention Vital for Resolving Political Crisis

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council open session on Burundi, in New York today:

18 March 2016

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Secretary-General Says Global Community Must Speak Out against Rising Intolerance, Hate-Driven Violence, in Remarks for International Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly meeting to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination: “Challenges and Achievements of the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action — 15 Years After,” in New York today:

18 March 2016

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Compacts with Senior Managers ‘an Important Tool’ for Accountability, Transparency, Results, Secretary-General Says at Signing Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the signing ceremony for compacts with senior managers, in New York today:

17 March 2016

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Progress towards Sustainable Development Can Help Spread Joy, Secure Peace, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Happiness Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Happiness, observed on 20 March:

17 March 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Greater Resolve to Fight Racism, Celebrate African Culture Worldwide, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, observed on 25 March:

17 March 2016

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Secretary-General, at Human Rights Council Event, Says Fight against Violent Extremism Must Address Discrimination, Ensure Good Governance

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Human Rights Council panel discussion on the human dimensions of preventing and countering violent extremism, in Geneva today:

17 March 2016

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Young People Hold Key to Galvanizing Global Engagement, Building Better Future, Secretary-General Says in Remarks at Lehman Memorial Lecture in New York

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the forty-seventh Annual Herbert H. Lehman Memorial Lecture at Lehman College, in New York today: