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2 December 2016

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Every Country Bears Responsibility to End Corruption, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Anti-Corruption Day, observed on 9 December:

2 December 2016

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Volunteers Instrumental to Future of People, Planet, Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Volunteer Day, observed on 5 December:

2 December 2016

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Concerned about Growing Polarization in Maldives, Secretary-General Urges Government, Political Parties to Work for Mutually Acceptable Solutions

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

2 December 2016

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Female Genital Mutilation ‘Shocking — and It Must Be Stopped’, Secretary-General Tells Summit

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the United States summit on female genital mutilation (FGM), in Washington, D.C., today:

2 December 2016

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Sustainable Soil Management Critical to Advancing Progress on 2030 Agenda, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Soil Day, observed on 5 December:

2 December 2016

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We Must End Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities, Secretary-General Says in Remarks to General Assembly Panel Discussion

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly high-level panel discussion on the tenth anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

2 December 2016

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Secretary-General Applauds People of the Gambia on Peaceful, Successful Election, Congratulating Winner while Commending Incumbent President’s Concession Message

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

1 December 2016

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Secretary-General Apologizes for United Nations Role in Haiti Cholera Epidemic, Urges International Funding of New Response to Disease

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on a new approach to address cholera in Haiti, in New York today:

1 December 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message to Latin American, Caribbean Parliament, Commends States’ Efforts to Achieve Gender Parity within Legislative Bodies

Following is the UN Secretary-General’s message, delivered by Luiza Carvalho, Regional Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) for the Americas and the Caribbean to the General Assembly of the Latin American and Caribbean Parliament, in Panama City today:

1 December 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Central African Security Forum Ratification of Conventions Curtailing Terrorists’ Access to Small Arms, Light Weapons

Following is UN Secretary-General’s message, delivered by François Lounceny Fall, Acting Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), to the forty-third ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC), in São Tomé, São Tomé and Principe, today: