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22 March 2016

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Now Is ‘Our Time to Change Climate Change’, Secretary-General Says in Message for Earth Hour

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for Earth Hour 2016, held on 19 March:

11 March 2016

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‘Adolescent Girls Should Never Be a Battleground in War,’ Deputy Secretary-General Tells High-Level Forum

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the High-Level Forum on Adolescent Girls and the 2030 Agenda, in New York today:

3 March 2016

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Marking World Worldlife Day, Secretary-General Says People Can Be Solution to Poaching, Trafficking by Tackling Greed, Ignorance, Indifference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, to the commemoration of World Wildlife Day, in New York today:

29 February 2016

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Human Rights Council Provides Victims, Defenders with ‘a Venue, a Vehicle and a Voice’, Secretary-General Tells Panel Discussion

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level panel discussion on “The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and Human Rights”, at the Human Rights Council, in Geneva today:

18 February 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Paris Meeting, Urges Strong Partnerships, Broad Financing to Implement, Monitor Sustainable Development Agenda

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s keynote address on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Development Assistance Committee high-level meeting, in Paris today:

17 February 2016

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No Time to Delay Implementation of Paris Climate Agreement, Secretary-General Says at Briefing to Member States on Upcoming Signing Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a briefing to Member States on the high-level signature ceremony for the Paris Agreement on climate change, in New York today:

13 February 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General Pays Tribute to Ewald von Kleist Award Winners, Applauding Their Efforts in Paris to Advance Climate Action

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the Munich Security Conference dinner to present the 2016 Ewald von Kleist Award to Laurent Fabius and Christiana Figueres, in Munich, today:

11 February 2016

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Least Developed Countries Are ‘Litmus Test’ for Success on 2030 Agenda, Climate, Development Agreements, Secretary-General Says in Message to Event

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Gyan Chandra Acharya, High Representative for the Least Developed Countries, Landlocked Developing Countries and Small Island Developing States, to the General Assembly special event “Building Synergy and Coherence in the Implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action in the Context of the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda”, in New York today:

9 February 2016

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Secretary-General Welcomes Proposal by Aviation Industry of First-Ever Binding Standards Aimed at Limiting Carbon Emissions

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

5 February 2016

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We Must Not Fail Millions Seeking Better Lives, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Meeting on Sustainable Development Agenda

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at an informal meeting of the General Assembly on the coherent, efficient and inclusive follow-up of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in New York today: