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24 June 2015

SG/SM/16870

Secretary-General Welcomes Renewal of International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala, Calling for Changes Needed to Strengthen National Democracy

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

23 June 2015

SG/SM/16869-HR/5260-OBV/1489

States Must Never Use Torture to Fight Terror, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June:

23 June 2015

SG/SM/16868-HR/5259-OBV/1488

Secretary-General Commends Passage of Resolution Rendering 19 June International Day for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict

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

23 June 2015

SG/SM/16867

Parliamentarians ‘Are Living Proof of the Value of Democracy’, Secretary-General Tells Council of Europe, Urging Rights Protection for People Fleeing Conflict

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as delivered, to the plenary of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, France, today:

22 June 2015

SG/SM/16864-SG/A/1578

Secretary-General Appoints Independent Review Panel on UN Response to Allegations of Sexual Abuse by Foreign Military Forces in Central African Republic

The following announcement was made today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon:

22 June 2015

SG/SM/16866-DC/3567

With Strong Verification System, Cutting-Edge Technology, No Excuse for Test-Ban Treaty Not to Enter Force, Says Secretary-General in Message to Conference

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Preparatory Commission for the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization at the Science and Technology Conference, in Vienna, 22-26 June:

22 June 2015

SG/SM/16865-OBV/1487

Secretary-General Hails Contributions of Public Servants, Institutions to Local Communities, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Public Service Day, observed on 23 June:

22 June 2015

SG/SM/16863-AFG/437

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns as Unacceptable Deadly Assault against Kabul Parliament, Reiterating Support for Afghan People

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

22 June 2015

SG/SM/16862-ENV/DEV/1529-IHA/1370

Secretary-General, at Washington Forum, Calls on Humanitarian, Development Communities to Strengthen Links between Early Recovery, Long-Term Growth

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, to Interaction: Forum 2015, in Washington, D.C., today:

21 June 2015

SG/SM/16861-OBV/1486

Secretary-General Welcomes First International Yoga Day, Hoping It Will Give World Sense of Oneness to Work Together, Live in Harmony

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the International Day of Yoga, in New York on 21 June: