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Secretary-General, on Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, Expresses Deep Concern in Committee at Year-Long Suspension of Talks on Two-State Solution

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Secretary-General, on Day of Solidarity with Palestinian People, Expresses Deep Concern in Committee at Year-Long Suspension of Talks on Two-State Solution

As the United Nations observed the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People today, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed deep concern that talks between Israel’s Prime Minister and the Palestinian President on a two-State solution had been suspended for almost a year.

Nearly Year after Israel’s Gaza Military Offensive, Sustained Focus Needed to Revive Stagnant Peace Talks, Create Conditions for Broader Peace, General Assembly Told

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Nearly Year after Israel’s Gaza Military Offensive, Sustained Focus Needed to Revive Stagnant Peace Talks, Create Conditions for Broader Peace, General Assembly Told

Nearly a year after Israel’s military offensive into the Gaza Strip which left some 1,400 Palestinians dead and pushed an already desperate humanitarian situation into crisis, the question of Palestine was at a critical juncture, and sustained focus was needed to both revive stagnant peace talks and create conditions for broader peace in the Middle East, General Assembly delegates said today, as they launched their annual debate of those and related issues.

Secretary-General, in Message, Attaches Great Importance to Partnership for Peace with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

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Secretary-General, in Message, Attaches Great Importance to Partnership for Peace with Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the seventeenth Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Ministerial Council Meeting, in Athens, on 1 December, as delivered by Ján Kubiš, Executive Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe:

Secretary-General, in Video Message, Hails Antarctic Treaty as Unique Example of Global Cooperation, but Cites Emerging Challenges, on Fiftieth Anniversary

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Secretary-General, in Video Message, Hails Antarctic Treaty as Unique Example of Global Cooperation, but Cites Emerging Challenges, on Fiftieth Anniversary

Following is the text of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the fiftieth anniversary of the signing of the Antarctic Treaty, in Washington, D.C., today, 1 December, as recorded 24 November:

‘No Exceptions, No Excuses, No Delay’ in Ending Violence against Women, Says Secretary-General in Video Message on Launch of Latin America Campaign

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‘No Exceptions, No Excuses, No Delay’ in Ending Violence against Women, Says Secretary-General in Video Message on Launch of Latin America Campaign

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the launch of the Unite Campaign in Latin America, in Santiago, Chile, on 25 November, as recorded on 13 November:

Message Is Clear: ‘Climate Change Is about Our Health and the Health of Our Planet,’ Says Secretary-General, in Video Message for Study Launch

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Message Is Clear: ‘Climate Change Is about Our Health and the Health of Our Planet,’ Says Secretary-General, in Video Message for Study Launch

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the launch of a study on the health effects of climate change mitigation, in London and Washington, D.C., 25 November:
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