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15 June 2016

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Secretary-General, in Remarks to Asia Society Dialogue Event, Says Refugee Question ‘Not Only a Crisis of Numbers’, But Also of Solidarity

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Asia Society Dialogue event, in Brussels today:

14 June 2016

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Secretary-General Stresses ‘Disability Is Not Inability’ in Video Message for Event Marking Anniversary of States Parties to Convention

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Republic of Korea concert celebrating the tenth anniversary of the adoption of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

14 June 2016

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2030 Agenda Pledge to Leave No One Behind Has Special Resonance for Widows, Secretary-General Says in International Day Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Widows’ Day, observed on 23 June:

14 June 2016

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Integrating Rights of Persons with Disabilities across Development Efforts Builds Better, Inclusive World, Secretary-General Tells States Parties Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement, as delivered by Edmond Mulet, Chef de Cabinet, at the opening of the ninth session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message to Ministerial Meeting, Urges All Remaining Annex II States to Ratify Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, Pledging United Nations Support

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kim Won-soo, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Ministerial Meeting, in Vienna today:

13 June 2016

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Amid Rising Conflicts Worldwide, Efforts Must Focus on Victims, Most Vulnerable, Deputy Secretary-General Says during Tenth Anniversary of Human Rights Council

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks on the tenth anniversary of the Human Rights Council, in Geneva today:

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General, Meeting Solar Impulse Pilots at New York Airport, Says Science, Technology Can Help to Halve Global Energy Consumption, Improve Quality of Life

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the meeting with the pilots of the Solar Impulse, in New York today:

13 June 2016

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Secretary-General Says Universal Ratification Essential to Freeing Future Generations from Shadow of Destruction, at Ministerial Meeting on Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty

Following is the text of the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Ministerial Meeting on the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, in Vienna today: