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At Cancún Meeting, Secretary-General Says States Must Show ‘Courage, Common Sense and Compromise’ to Achieve Breakthrough on Long-Term Response to Climate Change

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At Cancún Meeting, Secretary-General Says States Must Show ‘Courage, Common Sense and Compromise’ to Achieve Breakthrough on Long-Term Response to Climate Change

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level segment of the Sixteenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Cancún, Mexico, 7 December:

General Assembly Concludes Annual Debate on Law of the Sea Adopting Two Texts Bolstering United Nations Regime Governing Ocean Space, Its Resources, Uses

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General Assembly Concludes Annual Debate on Law of the Sea Adopting Two Texts Bolstering United Nations Regime Governing Ocean Space, Its Resources, Uses

Reiterating its deep concern at the serious adverse impacts on the marine environment and biodiversity, and highlighting the links between the health of the world’s oceans and sustainable human development, the General Assembly today adopted two resolutions calling on all States to bolster their support for the United Nations framework established by the 1982 United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.

Special Representative in Central African Republic, Briefing Security Council, Holds out Good Prospects for Successful January Elections

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Special Representative in Central African Republic, Briefing Security Council, Holds out Good Prospects for Successful January Elections

Prospects were good for the success of elections planned for 23 January in the Central African Republic despite many challenges to peace consolidation, Sahle-Work Zewde, the Secretary-General’s Special Representative in the country, told the Security Council today.

Funding Essential for Generating Action on Ground, Secretary-General Says in Remarks to Cancun Side Event on Climate Change Financing

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Funding Essential for Generating Action on Ground, Secretary-General Says in Remarks to Cancun Side Event on Climate Change Financing

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the side event of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Sixteenth Conference of Parties side event on the Advisory Group on Climate Change Financing, in Cancun, today, 8 December:

Time for Global Action to Protect Forests Is Now, Secretary-General Tells ‘Avoided Deforestation Partners’ Event at Cancun Climate Change Conference

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Time for Global Action to Protect Forests Is Now, Secretary-General Tells ‘Avoided Deforestation Partners’ Event at Cancun Climate Change Conference

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Sixteenth Conference of Parties Avoided Deforestation Partners Event, in Cancun, today, 8 December:

Secretary-General, in Message to Seminar, Stresses Importance of Understanding Measures for Preventing Tensions from Escalating into Genocidal Conflicts

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Secretary-General, in Message to Seminar, Stresses Importance of Understanding Measures for Preventing Tensions from Escalating into Genocidal Conflicts

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the seminar on “A Framework for Genocide Prevention” in New York, 9 December:
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