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16 January 2014

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Security Council Press Statement on Special Tribunal for Lebanon

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein (Jordan):

16 January 2014

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Secretary-General, on Launch of International Year of Solidarity with Palestinian People, Calls on Israel, Palestine to Honour Commitment to Two-State Solution

The following statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was issued today:

16 January 2014

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Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Lebanon

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Zeid Ra’ad Zeid al-Hussein (Jordan):

16 January 2014

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Current Moment of Opportunity Must Not Be Lost, Deputy Secretary-General Says As Palestinian Rights Committee Opens 2014 Session

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the opening of 2014 session of the Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of the Palestinian People, 16 January:

16 January 2014

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Secretary-General Says Combating Impunity Vital for Lebanon’s Long-Term Stability as Special Tribunal Trial Opens on Former Prime Minister’s Death

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

15 January 2014

DSG/SM/736-AFR/2794

Repeating ‘Never Again’ after Atrocity ‘a Sign of Continued Failure’, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Event on Rwanda Genocide

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the event on the Rwandan Genocide, in New York today:

15 January 2014

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Appalled by Brutality of Syrian Conflict, Secretary-General Urges Strong Support at Pledging Conference to Meet Massive Humanitarian Needs of $6.5 Billion

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria, in Kuwait City, 15 January:

15 January 2014

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Secretary-General Says $2.4 Billion in Pledges at Kuwait Conference Proves Syrians ‘Not Forgotten’, Assures Neighbours They Will Not Have to Shoulder Burden Alone

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the closing of the second International Humanitarian Pledging Conference on Syria, in Kuwait City, 15 January: