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Secretary-General Appoints Olufemi Elias of Nigeria Registrar of International  Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals

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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Olufemi Elias of Nigeria as Registrar of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals, with effect from 1 January 2017. 

Secretary-General, Commending Mine-Ban Convention’s ‘Extraordinary Results’, Urges States Parties to Accelerate Collective Efforts towards Mine-Free World

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Antonio Prado, Deputy Executive Secretary of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, to the Convention on the Prohibition of the Use, Stockpiling, Production and Transfer of Anti-Personnel Mines and on Their Destruction, in Santiago today:

Accessible, Affordable, Environmentally Friendly Systems Vital for Sustainable Transport, Secretary-General Stresses at Opening of Global Conference

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the opening session of the Global Sustainable Transport Conference, in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, today: