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2 February 2016

SG/SM/17507

Secretary-General, in Message for Meeting on Mass Atrocity Crimes, Hails Growing Commitment to Preventing ‘Brutal Acts that Defy Our Common Humanity’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Second International Meeting of Global Action against Mass Atrocity Crimes, in Manila today:

1 February 2016

DSG/SM/933-ECOSOC/6734

Young People Must Be Recognized as Agents of Change with Much to Offer, Stresses Deputy Secretary-General at Economic and Social Council Youth Forum

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Youth Forum on “Youth Taking Action to Implement the 2030 Agenda”, in New York today:

1 February 2016

SG/SM/17506-OBV/1576-PI/2151

Secretary-General Calls for Resolve to Prove Radio Saves Lives, in Message Marking World Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Radio Day, observed on 13 February:

1 February 2016

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Secretary-General Hails Critical Role of Young People in Crafting Safer, Sustainable Future, in Remarks to Oman National Defence College

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery, to the National Defence College of Oman, “The United Nations and Conflict Prevention in a Changing World”, in Muscat, Oman, today:

1 February 2016

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Security Council Press Statement on Terrorist Attack in Damascus

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Rafael Darío Ramírez Carreño (Venezuela):

1 February 2016

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Secretary-General Condemns Damascus Triple Bombing, Urges ‘Credible’ Geneva Talks, Saying Syrians Deserve More than False Choice between Extremism, Repression

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

31 January 2016

SG/SM/17503-AFR/3318-IHA/1387

Calling for Action to Combat Climate Change Crisis, Secretary-General Urges Swift Humanitarian Donor Support as Ethiopia Battles El Niño’s Effects

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Ethiopia humanitarian donors round table, in Addis Ababa, today:

30 January 2016

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Secretary-General, at African Leaders’ Event, Hails Regional Strategy for Combating Malaria, Saying Investment Must Triple to Eradicate Disease Worldwide by 2030

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the luncheon of the African Leaders’ Malaria Alliance, in Addis Ababa today:

30 January 2016

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Human Rights Won ‘Only When We Commit to Protecting the Rights of Others’, Says Secretary-General at African Union Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the twenty-sixth African Union (AU) Summit, held under the theme “2016: African Year of Human Rights”, in Addis Ababa today: