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Secretary-General, at High-Level Rural Development Event, Spotlights Education as Driver of Community Empowerment, National Progress

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level event on the new rural development paradigm and the inclusive and sustainable new communities model inspired by the Saemaul Undong, in New York today:

Secretary-General, in High-Level Healthy Future Event, Urges Continued Work with Ebola-Affected Countries, Predictable Support for Health Systems

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the high-level event, Securing a Healthy Future:  Resilient Health Systems to Fight Epidemics and Ensure Healthy Lives, in New York today:

Adoption of 2030 Agenda ‘Major Step’ in Spurring Africa’s Development, Ending Poverty, Ushering in Better Future, Secretary-General Says in Video Message

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Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the high-level joint event:  “Operationalization of the 2030 Agenda for Africa’s Industrialization”, in New York today:

Partnerships Key to Implementing New Sustainable Development Agenda, Speakers Stress as General Assembly Summit Enters Second Day

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Underscoring the importance of partnerships for development, world leaders today deliberated on the collective efforts and resources necessary to achieve the goals set out in the newly adopted 2030 Agenda, as the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit continued at the General Assembly.

‘2030 Agenda Is for Everyone, Everywhere,’ Secretary-General Tells Development Group Event, Urging People to ‘Claim It’

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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a side event of the United Nations Development Group (UNDG), “From global conversation to global action:  making the SDGs work”, in New York today: