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Secretary-General Appoints David Nabarro Special Envoy on Ebola, Anthony Banbury Special Representative, Head of UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response

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Secretary-General Appoints David Nabarro Special Envoy on Ebola, Anthony Banbury Special Representative, Head of UN Mission for Ebola Emergency Response

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of David Nabarro of the United Kingdom as his Special Envoy on Ebola and Anthony Banbury as his Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER).

Secretary-General, in Message to Korean Conference on Constitutional Justice, Says National Legal Frameworks Guard against Abuse of Power, Constrain Use of Force

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Secretary-General, in Message to Korean Conference on Constitutional Justice, Says National Legal Frameworks Guard against Abuse of Power, Constrain Use of Force

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s video message for the World Conference on Constitutional Justice, in Seoul, today:

Unparalleled Global Pressures Tempered in General Assembly Debate by Appeals to Forge Bonds with Neighbours, Mitigate Man-Made, Natural Disasters

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Unparalleled Global Pressures Tempered in General Assembly Debate by Appeals to Forge Bonds with Neighbours, Mitigate Man-Made, Natural Disasters

Amid growing global tensions and turmoil, fostering neighbourly relations was vital to national development and prosperity and in keeping with the “surge of democracy” spreading throughout the world, the General Assembly heard today as debate continued into the weekend.

Secretary-General Tells United Nations Development Group Event Implementation of Post-2015 Agenda Needs to Include Voices from Marginalized Groups

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Secretary-General Tells United Nations Development Group Event Implementation of Post-2015 Agenda Needs to Include Voices from Marginalized Groups

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the United Nations Development Group’s event “Moving to Implementation: Findings from the UNDG Dialogues on Post-2015 Implementation”, in New York today:

Secretary-General, in Video Message, Urges African Group, as Beneficiaries of Climate Action, to Deliver Strong Statement at Tomorrow’s Summit

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Secretary-General, in Video Message, Urges African Group, as Beneficiaries of Climate Action, to Deliver Strong Statement at Tomorrow’s Summit

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the African Leaders Meeting — “Moving against the Tide: Africa Rising to Seize Climate Change Opportunities towards Water, Food and Energy Security”, in New York today:
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