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15 August 2016

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Paying Tribute to Front-Line Aid Workers, Secretary-General Urges All to Support ‘World You’d Rather’ Campaign to Commemorate World Humanitarian Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Humanitarian Day, observed on 19 August:

24 May 2016

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Amid More Frequent, Intense Disasters, International Community Must Honour Climate Risk Management Accords, Secretary-General Tells Istanbul Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the High-Level Round Table on Natural Disasters and Climate Change at the World Humanitarian Summit, in Istanbul today:

24 May 2016

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Humanitarian Donors Must Play Major Part in Implementing Summit Commitments, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Initiative Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the World Humanitarian Summit event on the Good Humanitarian Donorship initiative, in Istanbul today:

24 May 2016

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Collaboration between Humanitarian Actors, Innovators Vital in Tackling Crises, Says Deputy Secretary-General at Event on Top Five Innovations

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the World Humanitarian Summit side event on “Top Five: Innovations”, in Istanbul today:

24 May 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Istanbul Summit, Says Assault on Humanitarian Law Must Stop, Urging Action to Protect, Aid Civilians during Conflict

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the High-Level Leaders’ Round Table on “Uphold the Norms that Safeguard Humanity” at the World Humanitarian Summit, in Istanbul today:

24 May 2016

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Secretary-General, Addressing Closing Ceremony, Urges Action on New Crisis Prevention, Aid Distribution Promises Made at World Humanitarian Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the closing ceremony of the World Humanitarian Summit, in Istanbul today:

24 May 2016

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As World Humanitarian Summit Concludes, Leaders Pledge to Improve Aid Delivery, Move Forward with Agenda for Humanity

ISTANBUL, 24 May — With record numbers of people requiring life-saving assistance and funding drastically short of meeting those needs, leaders today concluded the first-ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul endorsing five responsibilities to improve aid delivery, support refugees, uphold international law, increase financing and prevent the crises generating the largest migration flows in 70 years.

24 May 2016

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Female Empowerment Should Guide All Aspects of Humanitarian Efforts, Says Deputy Secretary-General at ‘Call to Action’ Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the World Humanitarian Summit side event on “Call to Action for Addressing Gender-Based Violence”, in Istanbul today:

24 May 2016

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Secretary-General Tells Mayors at Istanbul Summit to Include Refugees, Migrants in Urban Development Plans, Stressing Initial Aid Not Enough

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Mayors’ Focus Session on Cities’ Response to Migration at the World Humanitarian Summit, in Istanbul today:

23 May 2016

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Secretary-General, at Round Table, Commits to Making Humanitarian Action ‘Local as Possible, International as Necessary’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the high-level round table on humanitarian financing at the World Humanitarian Summit, in Istanbul today: