Secretary-General Welcomes Dialogue between Venezuela’s Government, Opposition, Urging Common Ground to Overcome Challenges
SG/SM/15772
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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Secretary-General Urges High-Level Meeting to be ‘Turning Point’ in Achieving Water Initiative Goals
SG/SM/15773-ENV/DEV/1424
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as prepared for delivery, at the Sanitation and Water for All High-level Meeting, in Washington, D.C., today:
United Nations Messenger of Peace, Senior Officials to Attend Headquarters Launch of Book Aimed at Promoting Disarmament, 15 April
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United Nations Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas will be coming to Headquarters for the launch of a book entitled Action for Disarmament: 10 Things You Can Do! on 15 April from 11 to 11:45 a.m. in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.
Activities of Secretary-General in Central African Republic, Including Brief Stopover in Tunisia, 5 April
SG/T/2952
On Saturday morning, 5 April, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon left Prague for an unannounced visit to Bangui in the Central African Republic.
Activities of Secretary-General in Rwanda, 5-7 April
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and his delegation arrived in Kigali, Rwanda, from Bangui in the Central African Republic, late on Saturday evening, 5 April.
Secretary-General Calls on People, Institutions of Guinea-Bissau to Ensure Peaceful Conduct of Weekend Elections
SG/SM/15774-AFR/2858
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
Ukraine Situation ‘More Combustible than Ever’, Assistant Secretary-General Warns Security Council, Calling for Action to De-escalate Crisis
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Warning that the situation in Ukraine was “more combustible than ever”, a senior United Nations political official told an emergency session of the Security Council this evening that without urgent action to de-escalate the crisis, the likelihood of further bloodshed and violent clashes would grow by the hour.
Mutual Trust Central to Effective Cooperation, Economic and Social Council President Says at Conclusion of Joint Thematic Debate
GA/11499-ECOSOC/6606
Mutual trust was the central pillar of effective cooperation between the public and private spheres, the President of the Economic and Social Council said today in closing remarks at the end of a two-day thematic debate on the role of partnerships in implementing the post-2015 development agenda.
Deeply Concerned over Deteriorating Situation in Ukraine, Secretary-General Appeals for Maximum Restraint, Dialogue
SG/SM/15775
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
General Assembly Decides to Include Financing of New Peacekeeping Mission in Agenda for Current Session
GA/11500
The General Assembly decided unanimously today to include the financing of the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic on its agenda for the sixty-eighth session.