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13 August 2012

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Spirit of ‘People Helping People’ Improves Conditions for All, Secretary-General Says in Message to Mark World Humanitarian Day

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

13 August 2012

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Bullets, Bombs Can Never Kill Human Solidarity, Says Deputy Secretary-General, Honouring Fallen Colleagues, ‘Unsung Heroes’ at World Humanitarian Day Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks as prepared for delivery to the World Humanitarian Day Celebration in the General Assembly Hall, featuring Beyoncé, in New York on 10 August:

24 April 2012

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Humanitarian System Formerly Judged Right Moment to Depart Country in Conflict, Now Finds Ways to Stay in High-Risk Areas Where Needed, Says Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Meeting of Inter-Agency Standing Committee Principals, in New York, today, 24 April:

16 December 2011

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Every Dollar Going to Humanitarian Aid Must Have Maximum Effect, Secretary-General Stresses at High-level Conference on Central Emergency Response Fund

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the High-level Conference on the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) in New York on 16 December:

14 October 2011

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Caring for Health of Every Woman, Child Unleashes Potentially ‘Enormous’ Global Good, Says Secretary-General Says in Message to Humanitarian Awards Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the 2011 Humanitarian of the Year Gala Dinner, delivered by Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in New York on 13 October:

19 August 2011

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‘People Helping People Saves Lives,’ Secretary-General Says, Marking World Humanitarian Day with Call to Help End Suffering in Horn of Africa

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks for World Humanitarian Day, in New York today, 19 August:

18 August 2011

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As World Responds to Crisis in Horn of Africa — Showing Few Signs of Abating — Next One Must Be Averted, Says Secretary-General

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Emergency Ministerial Meeting on the Horn of Africa, as delivered by Gwi-Yeop Son, Director of Corporate Programmes Division, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, in Rome, 18 August:

8 August 2011

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Let Those Honoured on World Humanitarian Day ‘Inspire Us to Start Our Own Journey to Make World a Better Place’, Says Secretary-General in Message

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

25 January 2011

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Secretary-General, at Humanitarian Funding Event, Says Proactive Sharing of Budget Information Would Help in Predicting Resource Needs for Life-Saving Work

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Humanitarian Funding Conference in Geneva today, 25 January:

14 December 2010

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Central Emergency Response Fund Fast, Effective, ‘Most Importantly, It Saves Lives’, Says Secretary-General, at Headquarters Replenishment Conference

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the replenishment conference for the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), in New York, 14 December: