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6 October 2015

SG/SM/17192-ENV/DEV/1587

Secretary-General Hails Election of Lee Hoesung as Chair of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as Governments Prepare for Paris Conference

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

6 October 2015

SG/SM/17190-OBV/1528-WOM/2048

Secretary-General Urges Action to Fulfil Sustainable Development Targets on Empowering Girls, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of the Girl Child, observed on 11 October:

6 October 2015

SG/SM/17188

Secretary-General, ‘Profoundly Alarmed’ by Rise in Deadly West Bank Incidents, Calls on Israel to Conduct Prompt Investigation into Latest Killings

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

6 October 2015

SG/SM/17191-ENV/DEV/1586-SEA/2023

Combating Pollution, Overfishing Essential to Prevent Further Damage of World’s Oceans, Secretary-General Warns in Message for International Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Alicia Barcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), for the “Our Oceans” conference, in Valparaiso, Chile, today:

5 October 2015

AFR/3232-PKO/526

Conclusions of Ministerial Consultative Meeting on Malian Peace Process, Implementation of Peace Agreement, at Headquarters on 1 October 2015

On 1 October 2015, the United Nations convened, on the margins of the general debate of the seventieth session of the General Assembly, a Ministerial Consultative Meeting on the Malian Peace Process and the Implementation of the Agreement on Peace and Reconciliation in Mali.

5 October 2015

SG/SM/17187-HAB/232-OBV/1527

High-Quality Public Spaces Increase Equity, Promote Inclusion for Poor, Vulnerable Citizens, Secretary-General Tells World Habitat Day Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the World Habitat Day High-Level discussion on “public spaces for all”, in New York today:

5 October 2015

SG/A/1595

Secretary-General Nominates Heidi Mendoza of Philippines Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultations with Chairs of regional groups, informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Heidi Mendoza of the Philippines as the new Under-Secretary-General for Internal Oversight Services for a five-year non-renewable term.