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Polio Eradicated from All but Three Countries, Saving More than $50 Billion by 2035, Secretary-General Says at Event Charting Global Progress

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Polio Eradicated from All but Three Countries, Saving More than $50 Billion by 2035, Secretary-General Says at Event Charting Global Progress

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), to the event on Polio, Past and Present:  Global Progress since the 1916 New York Polio Outbreak, in New York today:

Partnerships among All Stakeholders Key to Achieving Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Says at Global Goals Event

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Partnerships among All Stakeholders Key to Achieving Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Says at Global Goals Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by David Nabarro, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, to the Global Goals Dinner 2016, in New York today:

World Leaders Debate International Security Challenges, Calling for Concerted Efforts to Curb Threats, as General Debate Continues

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World Leaders Debate International Security Challenges, Calling for Concerted Efforts to Curb Threats, as General Debate Continues

Focusing on international peace and security, world leaders stressed the need to curb terrorist attacks, end ongoing conflict, resolve the refugee crisis and reform the Security Council, as the General Assembly continued its annual debate today.

Investments in Health Systems ‘Are a Necessity, Not a Luxury’, Secretary-General Says, Lauding Report of Health Employment and Economic Growth Commission

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Investments in Health Systems ‘Are a Necessity, Not a Luxury’, Secretary-General Says, Lauding Report of Health Employment and Economic Growth Commission

Following are the remarks, delivered on behalf of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon by Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), to the High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth, in New York today:

Secretary-General, at African Renewable Energy Event, Says Cleaner Technologies Vital for Continent’s Development, Tackling Climate Change

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Secretary-General, at African Renewable Energy Event, Says Cleaner Technologies Vital for Continent’s Development, Tackling Climate Change

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Rachel Kyte, his Special Representative for Sustainable Energy for All, to the high-level event on the African Renewable Energy Initiative, in New York today:

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