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20 November 2015

SG/SM/17341

Secretary-General, at New York Event, Says Calligraphy among World’s Greatest Artistic Traditions, Shared Cultural Heritage of China, Japan, Korea

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a calligraphy event, in New York today:

19 November 2015

SG/SM/17339

Condemning Deadly Attacks in Israel, West Bank, Secretary-General Calls on Leaders to Speak Out against Violence, ‘Refrain from Incendiary Language’

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

19 November 2015

SG/SM/17338-GA/11728-DC/3592

On Fiftieth Anniversary of General Assembly Resolution 2028, Secretary-General Calls for Member States’ Recommitment to Nuclear-Free World

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

19 November 2015

SG/SM/17337-AFR/3265-OBV/1551

In Message for African Industrialization Day, Secretary-General Says Youth, Women Must Be Part of Continent’s Development

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for African Industrialization Day, to be observed 20 November:

19 November 2015

SG/SM/17336-ECO/259

In Message to International World Congress, Secretary-General Says Empowered Consumers Must Continue Calling for Ecologically Sustainable Future

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Mukhisa Kituyi, Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), in Brasilia, today:

18 November 2015

SG/SM/17335

Provide Experts Dealing with Death of Dag Hammarskjöld with All Relevant Unreleased Information, Secretary-General Urges Member States

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

18 November 2015

SG/SM/17334-AFR/3264

No Justification for Loss of Life, Terror, Secretary-General Stresses, Condemning Deadly Bomb Attack in Adamawa State, North-Eastern Nigeria

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

18 November 2015

SG/SM/17332-ORG/1622

Secretary-General, in Message to World Federation of United Nations Associations, Highlights Potential to Transform World through New 2030 Agenda

Following is UN Secretary-General’s message to the forty-first plenary Assembly of the World Federation of United Nations Associations, held in Vancouver, Canada, 18-20 November:

18 November 2015

SG/SM/17331

Secretary-General, in Message to Road Safety Conference, Urges Governments to Tighten Laws on Speeding, Drinking, Driving, Seat-Belt Use

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization, to the second Global High-Level Conference on Road Safety, held in Brasilia, 18-19 November:

18 November 2015

SG/SM/17333-ENV/DEV/1598

Secretary-General Tells Thematic Session on Water and Disasters Solutions Exist, Now All Must Connect Dots, Work Together to Achieve Shared Goals

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the second UN Special Thematic Session on Water and Disasters, in New York today: