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Secretary-General, at ASEAN-United Nations Ministerial Meeting, Urges Dialogue, ‘Utmost Restraint’ in Resolving Maritime, Other Disputes

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations-United Nations (ASEAN-UN) ministerial meeting, in New York today:

Secretary-General Urges ‘Utmost’ Efforts to Ensure International Criminal Court Reaches Full Maturity, in Message for Informal Ministerial Network

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Under-Secretary-General Miguel de Serpa Soares, United Nations Legal Counsel, to the annual breakfast meeting of the Informal Ministerial Network on the International Criminal Court, in New York today:

President Abbas Calls for Strengthening Palestinian Leadership on World Stage, as General Assembly Moves into Third Day of Annual Debate

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The General Assembly moved into day three of its general debate today with a push to elevate the Palestinian legal and political leadership in the world body so as to allow for their chairing of committees and international groups, the ability to sponsor resolutions, and to proclaim 2017 as the International Year to end the Israeli Occupation.

At Discussion on Refugee Crises, Deputy Secretary-General Says Global Financing Facility Can Bridge Gap between Humanitarian, Development Assistance

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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General’s Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the high-level panel discussion on leveraging innovative finance to address the refugee crises in middle-income countries, in New York today: