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Facing Fury of Disasters, ‘Difference Is in Preparedness’, Says Secretary-General, to Ensure in Aftermath Communities Can Thrive, Families Prosper, Children Dream

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Facing Fury of Disasters, ‘Difference Is in Preparedness’, Says Secretary-General, to Ensure in Aftermath Communities Can Thrive, Families Prosper, Children Dream

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Third Session of the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction, in Geneva, 10 May:

Partnerships Uniting Public Sector, Business, Civil Society Offer Best Hope of Creating More Sustainable Future, Says Secretary-General in Istanbul

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Partnerships Uniting Public Sector, Business, Civil Society Offer Best Hope of Creating More Sustainable Future, Says Secretary-General in Istanbul

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a high-level meeting on investment and partnership at the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, in Istanbul, 9 May:

United Nations Must Act as ‘Effective Team’, with Common Vision in Helping Poorest Countries Achieve Development Goals, Says Secretary-General

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United Nations Must Act as ‘Effective Team’, with Common Vision in Helping Poorest Countries Achieve Development Goals, Says Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a special event on the United Nations Cluster on Trade and Productive Capacity, at the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries, in Istanbul, 9 May:

Delegations Seek to Realign Development Strategies for World’s Poor, as Conference on Least Developed Countries Continues in Istanbul

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Delegations Seek to Realign Development Strategies for World’s Poor, as Conference on Least Developed Countries Continues in Istanbul

ISTANBUL, 10 May — Structurally transforming the world’s poorest countries over the next decade required investing in national productive sectors, building infrastructure to boost trade and, for many small islands, adopting measures to cushion against external shocks that often wiped out hard-won gains, senior Government officials said today as the Fourth United Nations Conference on the Least Developed Countries moved into its second day.

Secretary-General Urges Leaders of Least Developed Countries to Send Strong Political Message That Investing in Their Nations Not Charity, But ‘Smart Thing to Do’

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Secretary-General Urges Leaders of Least Developed Countries to Send Strong Political Message That Investing in Their Nations Not Charity, But ‘Smart Thing to Do’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Least Developed Countries Leaders’ Summit at the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least Developed Countries in Istanbul, 8 May:

Thematic Debate Speakers at Istanbul Conference Say Supply-Side Constraints Hobble Least Developed Countries, Despite Some Preferential Trade Terms

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Thematic Debate Speakers at Istanbul Conference Say Supply-Side Constraints Hobble Least Developed Countries, Despite Some Preferential Trade Terms

ISTANBUL, 10 May — In order to benefit from access to world markets, it was vital for the poorest countries to increase their production capabilities in agriculture, industry and services, a high-level panel at the Fourth United Nations Conference on Least-Developed Countries agreed this afternoon.

Budget Committee Takes Up Third Report on Restructuring of Peacekeeping Operations; Financing Proposals for Support Account for Peacekeeping, Brindisi Logistics Base

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Budget Committee Takes Up Third Report on Restructuring of Peacekeeping Operations; Financing Proposals for Support Account for Peacekeeping, Brindisi Logistics Base

The Fifth Committee today heard the United Nations top officials responsible for peacekeeping and the mission support needed to sustain it review the successes and difficulties of the restructuring of operations begun in 2007, and lay out the approach they developed to ensure the support account for the operations strengthened the capacity to manage them in a changing world of greater financial constraints.

Secretary-General, in Message, Says United Nations Strongly Committed to Efforts to Build Culture of Prevention, Global Cooperation against Wildland Fires

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Secretary-General, in Message, Says United Nations Strongly Committed to Efforts to Build Culture of Prevention, Global Cooperation against Wildland Fires

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Fifth International Wildland Fire Conference, delivered by Johann G. Goldammer, Leader of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe/Food and Agriculture Organization Team of Specialists on Forest Fire and Coordinator of the Global Wildland Fire Network, in Sun City, South Africa, 10 May:
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