Condemning Deadly Bomb Attacks in Baghdad, Secretary-General Stresses that No Cause Can Justify Such Acts of Terrorism
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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Daily Press Briefing by the Office of the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General
Welcoming an announcement by the Government of Thailand that it has granted statehood to more than 18,000 people in the last three years, the United Nations refugee agency says this marks an important further step in the global campaign to end statelessness by 2024.
Secretary-General Appoints Kate Gilmore of Australia As Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Kate Gilmore of Australia as Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights. She will succeed Flavia Pansieri of Italy, to whom the Secretary-General and the High Commissioner for Human Rights are grateful for her dedicated service to the United Nations human rights programme during the past three years, following a long and distinguished career in the United Nations system around the world.
Use 2030 Agenda as Road Map to Free World’s Enslaved People, Secretary-General Says, in Message Marking International Day for Abolition of Slavery
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, observed on 2 December:
Activities of Secretary-General in Malta, 26-28 November
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon flew on Thursday, 26 November, from New York to Valletta, Malta, for a special session on climate change of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting.
Chance to Stop Irreversible Climate Impacts ‘Is Right Here, Right Now’, Secretary-General Tells High-Level Meeting on Africa at Paris Summit
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Following are UN Secretary General’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the twenty-first Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP21) high-level meeting on Africa and climate change, in Paris today:
Sharp Increase of Deadly Attacks Overshadows Gains in Human Rights, Development, Speakers Stress during General Assembly Debate on Afghanistan
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Gains made in the areas of human rights and development contrasted sharply with the volatile and deteriorating security situation in Afghanistan, the General Assembly heard today from three dozen speakers as the 193-member body took up the situation in that country.
Security Council Press Statement on Democratic Republic of Congo
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The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Matthew Rycroft (United Kingdom):
Saddened by Death of Force Commander for Central African Republic Mission, Secretary-General Praises General’s Commitment to Peacekeeping
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The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Adds One Entry to Its Sanctions List
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On 30 November 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) approved the addition of the entry specified below to its Al-Qaida Sanctions List of individuals and entities subject to the assets freeze, travel ban and arms embargo set out in paragraph 1 of Security Council resolution 2161 (2014) adopted under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations: