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10 September 2015

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Secretary-General Welcomes Security Council Follow-Up to Resolution 2235 (2015), Reiterating Call for Parties in Syria to Support Joint Investigative Body

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

9 September 2015

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Tourism Now a 'Transformative Force', Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tourism Day 2015 under the theme “One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities”, observed 27 September:

9 September 2015

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World Has ‘Collective, Imperative’ Role in Ending Conflict, Suffering, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly’s High-Level Forum on Peace

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly’s High-Level Forum on the Culture of Peace, in New York today:

9 September 2015

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Security Council Al-Qaida Sanctions Committee Deletes Yasser Mohamed Ismail Abu Shaweesh from Its Sanctions List

On 9 September 2015, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 1267 (1999) and 1989 (2011) concerning Al-Qaida and associated individuals and entities removed the name below from the Al-Qaida Sanctions List after concluding its consideration of the delisting requests for this name submitted through the Office of the Ombudsperson established pursuant to Security Council resolution 1904 (2009), and after considering the Comprehensive Report of the Ombudsperson on this delisting request.

8 September 2015

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Secretary-General, Citing ‘Damning’ List of Humanitarian Crises, Calls for Renewed Action as General Assembly Holds Dialogue on ‘Responsibility to Protect’ Pledge

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly’s informal interactive dialogue on “A vital and enduring commitment: Implementing the responsibility to protect”, in New York today:

8 September 2015

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Secretary-General Condemns Attacks on Turkish Security Personnel

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

8 September 2015

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General Assembly Informal Meeting Commemorating Sixth Annual International Day against Nuclear Tests to Showcase Global Non-Proliferation Efforts

The International Day against Nuclear Tests will be observed on 10 September at United Nations Headquarters. This year’s official opening ceremony, marked by an informal meeting, will be convened by the President of the sixty-ninth session of the General Assembly, Sam Kutesa, and organized in cooperation with the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

8 September 2015

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In Phone Calls with European Heads of State, Secretary-General Stresses Collective Duty to Respond Humanely as Refugees Arrive, Many Fleeing War, Violence

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

8 September 2015

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Secretary-General, at ‘My Planet from Space’ Exhibit Closing, Says Satellite Images Raise Awareness of Earth’s Fragility, Beauty

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the closing of the “My Planet from Space: Fragility and Beauty” exhibition, at Headquarters today:

8 September 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message to Meeting on Darfur Peace Process, Urges All Parties to Work towards Stability and Prosperity

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks for the tenth meeting of the Implementation Follow-Up Commission of the Doha Document for Peace in Darfur, delivered by Abioudun Oluremi Bashua, African Union-United Nations Acting Joint Special Representative for Darfur, in Doha, Qatar, today: