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21 September 2016

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With 60 Countries Joining, Climate Accord’s Ratification ‘Inevitable’, Leading to Safer, More Resilient Planet, Secretary-General Says at New York Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at the high-level event on the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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Stressing Odds Stacked against Poor, Disenfranchised, Secretary-General Calls for Halt to Executions, Universal Ban on Death Penalty

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the panel on “the death penalty and victims”, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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Violence, Conflict Cost World $13.6 Billion Annually, Secretary-General Says, Urging Member States to Shore Up Financially Strapped Peacebuilding Fund

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Peacebuilding Fund Pledging Conference “Invest in Sustaining Peace”, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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‘No Higher Responsibility’ Now for Security Council than Restoring Ceasefire, Supporting Viable Political Transition in Syria, Secretary-General Says

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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Stressing Risks of Global Temperature Rise, Secretary-Generals Urges Climate Change Agreement’s Ratification by Year’s End, at Event on Entry into Force

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the high-level event on the entry into force of the Paris Agreement, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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Secretary-General, International Olympic Committee President Commemorate Partnership at Future United Nations Staff Recreation Facility

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and International Olympic Committee (OIC) President Thomas Bach today unveiled a cornerstone plaque to commemorate the United Nations-IOC partnership to build a United Nations staff recreation facility.

21 September 2016

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Security Council Press Statement on Situation in Democratic Republic of Congo

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Gerard van Bohemen (New Zealand):

21 September 2016

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At Discussion on Refugee Crises, Deputy Secretary-General Says Global Financing Facility Can Bridge Gap between Humanitarian, Development Assistance

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General’s Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the high-level panel discussion on leveraging innovative finance to address the refugee crises in middle-income countries, in New York today:

21 September 2016

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Secretary-General Appoints 29 Global Leaders to Spearhead Fight against Malnutrition

The Scaling Up Nutrition Movement continues its drive to improve nutrition for all people, everywhere, with the coming together of 29 newly appointed global leaders, who are committed to fighting malnutrition in all its forms.