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Statements and Messages

9 November 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message for United Nations Police Week, Applauds Pivotal Contributions, Sacrifices to Cause of Lasting Peace

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, at the tenth meeting of the Heads of United Nations Police Components, today, in New York:

9 November 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message, Salutes China’s 25-Year Contribution to United Nations Peacekeeping, Noting Its Participation in 29 Missions since 1990

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, to the opening ceremony of the photo exhibition in commemoration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Chinese Armed Forces’ participation in United Nations Peacekeeping Operations, in New York today:

9 November 2015

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Secretary-General, Congratulating Amina J. Mohammed of Nigeria on Ministerial Post, Commends Her ‘Vision and Voice’ in Consensus Adoption of New Goals

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

9 November 2015

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Secretary-General, Condemning Killings in Burundi, Reminds Government of Responsibility to Protect Civilians, United Nations Personnel

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

9 November 2015

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Umoja ‘Change which Comes to an Organization Perhaps Once in a Generation’, Secretary-General Says in Message for Initiative’s 'Go Live' Celebration

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Yukio Takasu, Under-Secretary-General for Management, at the Umoja “Go Live” celebration, in New York today:

9 November 2015

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Mitigating Dire Situation of 3.2 Million Somalis Best Way to Weaken Pull of Extremism, Secretary-General Says in Message to Ministerial Meeting

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Susan Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, to the Security Council ministerial meeting on Somalia, in New York today:

6 November 2015

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Recurring Violence, Killings in Burundi Must Stop, Secretary-General Demands, Condemning Inflammatory Rhetoric Aimed at Inciting Hatred

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

5 November 2015

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Secretary-General, at Book Launch of ‘Moving Away from the Death Penalty’, Calls on World Leaders to Refuse to Kill ‘in the Name of the State’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the book, Moving Away from the Death Penalty, in New York today:

5 November 2015

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Secretary-General Tells Junior Chamber International Congress Young Entrepreneurs, Private Sector Leaders Have Key Role Steering World towards Sustainable Future

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the 100^th Anniversary of the Junior Chamber International World Congress, in Kanazawa, Japan, from 3-8 November:

5 November 2015

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Secretary-General Welcomes Confirmation that Committee on Missing Persons Excavation Teams Will Have Access to Suspected North Cyprus Burial Sites

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