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13 October 2014

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Focus on Rights, Sustainable Systems, Responsible Investment in Agriculture Key Ingredients for Ending Food Insecurity, Secretary-General Tells Rome Meeting

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the forty-first session of the Committee on World Food Security, delivered by Thomas Gass, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-agency Affairs, in Rome today:

13 October 2014

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Deputy Secretary-General, Addressing Panel Discussion, Calls for Strong International Backing of African Union’s New Development Agenda

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the high-level panel discussion on the “Africa We Want” in support of the African Union’s Agenda 2063, in New York on 13 October:

9 October 2014

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Secretary-General, in World Bank Conference Remarks, Calls on Haiti’s Partners to Help Build Healthy Society Underpinned by Clean Water, Better Sanitation

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki—moon’s remarks to the World Bank Conference on Clean Water, Improved Sanitation, and Better Health for Haiti, in Washington, D.C., today:

9 October 2014

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Financing for Development Key to Addressing United Nations Priorities, Secretary-General Says at World Bank Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the World Bank meeting on post-2015 financing for development in Washington, D.C., today:

4 September 2014

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Reaffirming Commitment to Small Island Developing States, Global Leaders Adopt Historic Text in Samoa Pledging Action on Sustainable Development

Renewing commitment to the sustainable development of small island developing States, world leaders today agreed on a landmark action plan at the conclusion of the United Nations Third International Conference on those nations held in Apia, Samoa.

3 September 2014

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Ocean Stewardship Critical to Protecting Ecosystems, Safeguarding World’s Food Supply, Delegates Say at Conference on Small Island Developing States

Proper management of the world’s vast oceans — the lifeline of the planet — and its rich marine life was vital to end degradation of ecosystems, stem biodiversity loss and ensure the world’s food supply, delegates warned as the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States continued today.

2 September 2014

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Successful Partnerships Vital to Addressing Challenges of Small Island Developing States, Speakers Say on Day 2 of International Conference

The critical importance of partnerships, financing, trade, capacity-building and technology to address severe challenges facing small island developing States were highlighted today in Samoa as world leaders met on the second day of the Third International Conference on those nations.

1 September 2014

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Unless Tackled ‘Once and For All’, Climate Challenges of Small Island Developing States Will Become Global, Says Samoa’s Prime Minister at Conference Opening

With their very existence at stake, isle nations made a fervent call for urgent global teamwork and a new approach to address rising sea levels and the surge in more extreme weather patterns that were wreaking havoc on their communities, as the Third International Conference on Small Island Developing States opened in Samoa this morning.

25 February 2014

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New Commitment on South-South Cooperation Announced in Support Of Women’s, Children’s Health

Global action to improve the health of women and children would be enhanced through a new programme to share ideas and successes among developing countries, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced yesterday.

11 November 2013

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Member States Announce Contributions at 2013 United Nations Pledging Conference for Development Activities

Twenty-four countries pledged approximately $488 million during a Headquarters event in support of United Nations development activities primarily covering 2014. The amount represents a decline of approximately $377 million in comparison to last year’s pledges.