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Honouring Fallen Peacekeepers, Secretary-General Commends Peru for Continued Engagement in Advancing Goals of United Nations

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Major General Adrian Foster, Deputy Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations, for the commemoration ceremony for fallen Peruvian peacekeepers, in Lima today:

Secretary-General, at New York Event, Applauds Humanitarian Initiatives of Lions Club International, Encourages Support for Post-2015 Development Agenda

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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, for Lions Day, in New York today:

As Fifth Committee Takes up Accountability, Delegates Focus on Manager Performance, Recruitment Timeliness

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As the Fifth Committee (Administrative and Budgetary) took up the topic of “accountability” in its review of the Organization’s efficiency in administrative and financial functioning, delegates welcomed continuing progress and pointed to gaps needing to be addressed.