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Environmental issues and sustainable development

16 September 2015

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Secretary-General, at ‘Sustainable Energy for All’ Briefing, Tells Member States Austria to Host Partnership, Speeding Progress on Green Growth Development Goal

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a briefing to Member States on Sustainable Energy for All, in New York today:

16 September 2015

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At ‘Sustainable Energy for All’ Briefing, Deputy Secretary-General Urges Member States to Consider Further Measures to Bolster Global Efforts

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a briefing to Member States on Sustainable Energy for All, in New York today:

15 September 2015

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Secretary-General, at ‘Water for Life’ Exhibit in India, Lauds Prime Minister’s Drive to Break Taboos, Set Sanitation as ‘National Priority’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the launch of the exhibition: “Water for Life” at the Nehru Science Centre, in Mumbai, India, today:

14 September 2015

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Achieving Affordable, Sustainable Energy for All Essential to Meeting Development Goals, Secretary-General Says at Award Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the award ceremony for the UN Energy Grant, in New York today:

11 September 2015

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Secretary-General, Marking International Day for Ozone Layer Preservation, Urges World to Commit Same Effort to Overcome Climate Change Challenges

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, observed on 16 September:

7 September 2015

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In Message for World Congress, Secretary-General Says Upholding Health of Forests among Greatest Challenges Facing Present, Future Generations

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the World Forestry Congress, in Durban, South Africa, today:

1 September 2015

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Secretary-General, Addressing General Assembly, Applauds ‘Agenda 2030’ as Mark of Global Commitment at Dawn of New Era for Sustainable Development

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly plenary meeting to adopt a draft resolution to transmit the Agenda 2030 outcome document, in New York today:

1 September 2015

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Secretary-General, at Meeting with Parliamentarians on Sendai Framework, Applauds Their Role in Paving Way for Sustainable, Inclusive Development

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Thomas Gass, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, to the breakfast meeting with parliamentarians on the implementation of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, in New York today:

26 August 2015

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Secretary-General, at French Diplomatic Meeting, Welcomes Support of 'Climate Ambassadors' in Achieving Global Pact

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a climate change event for French ambassadors, entitled Semaine des ambassadeurs: Vers l’alliance de Paris pour le climat, in Paris today:

24 August 2015

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Sustainable Development Goals Provide Platform for Aligning Private Action, Public Policies, Secretary-General Tells Nigeria Business Event

Following are UN Secretary-General’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event “The Role of Nigerian Business and Philanthropy in Implementing the Sustainable Development Goals and Addressing Climate Change”, in Abuja today: