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27 March 2015

SG/SM/16626

Secretary-General, at Defence Chiefs Conference, Requests ‘Unity and Backing’ for UN Peacekeepers, Notes Rise in Year-on-Year Deaths of Troops

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Chiefs of Defence Conference, in New York today:

27 March 2015

SG/SM/16625-SC/11841

Strongly Condemning Religious-Based Attacks, Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Help Middle East End Atrocity Crimes, Reclaim Historic Diversity

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on victims of attacks and abuses on ethnic or religious grounds in the Middle East, in New York today:

26 March 2015

SG/SM/16624

Secretary-General, at Group of 77 Chairpersons’ Meeting, Urges Strong Involvement in Financing for Development Process, Post-2015 Agenda

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the forty-sixth meeting of the Chairpersons of the Group of 77, held in New York on 26 March:

26 March 2015

SG/SM/16623

Secretary-General, at National Model UN Conference, Calls on Youth to “Lead Right Now” in Shaping Next Generation Development Agenda, Fostering Low-Carbon Future

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the closing of the National Model UN Conference, held in New York on 26 March:

26 March 2015

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Secretary-General, at Peace March in Nation’s Capital, Applauds El Salvador for Overcoming Differences, Pledges United Nations Support for Justice

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the March for Life, Peace and Justice, held in San Salvador today:

26 March 2015

SG/SM/16621

Noting Saudi Arabia Has Begun Military Operations in Yemen, Secretary-General Says Negotiations Remain Only Option for Resolving Yemeni Crisis

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

26 March 2015

SG/SM/16620-DC/3542

Secretary-General, on Fortieth Anniversary of Biological Weapons Convention, Says World Must Remain Vigilant, Adapt to Scientific Advances, Terrorism Risks

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the fortieth anniversary of the entry into force of the Biological Weapons Convention, today:

25 March 2015

SG/SM/16619-GA/11630-OBV/1448

On International Day Remembering Victims of Slave Trade, Secretary-General Calls upon Member States to Act against Modern Manifestations of Slavery

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a meeting of the General Assembly on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in New York today:

25 March 2015

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Unveiling Memorial to Victims of Slavery, Transatlantic Slave Trade, Secretary-General Says Monument Reminder to Respect Dignity of All

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the unveiling of the permanent memorial to the victims of the transatlantic slave trade, in New York today:

25 March 2015

SG/SM/16617-SC/11833

At Security Council Debate on Children, Armed Conflict, Secretary General Says ‘Children of the World Should Be Students, Not Soldiers’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council at the open debate on children and armed conflict, in New York today: