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12 June 2016

SG/SM/17842

Secretary-General Condemns ‘Horrific’ Attack in Orlando, Florida

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

11 June 2016

SG/SM/17841

Secretary-General Condemns as ‘Appalling’, Deadly Terror Attack in Damascus Suburb

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

10 June 2016

SG/SM/17840-AFR/3396-PKO/589

Condemning Deadly Attack on Ethiopian Troops at African Union Somalia Base, Secretary-General Calls for Remaining Resolute in Fight against Extremism

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

10 June 2016

SG/SM/17838-SC/12397

Finding Political Solutions Built on Rule of Law, Human Rights ‘Ultimate Solution’ to Protecting Civilians in Conflict, Secretary-General Tells Security Council

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council open debate on the protection of civilians in armed conflict, in New York today:

10 June 2016

SG/SM/17839-OBV/1625

As Countdown to International Day of Peace Begins, Secretary-General Urges International Community to Work Together for Sustainable Future

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the 100-day countdown to the International Day of Peace, observed on 21 September:

9 June 2016

SG/SM/17833-AFR/3395

Secretary-General, in Message to Ministerial Meeting, Urges Collective Action on Election-Related Violence, Security Threats in Central, West Africa

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Abdoulaye Bathily, Special Representative for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), to the forty-second ministerial meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa (UNSAC), in Bangui today:

9 June 2016

SG/SM/17836-GA/11789-SC/12394

We Ignore Reviews of Peacekeeping, Peacebuilding Architecture ‘at Our Peril’ Secretary-General Stresses in Informal Briefing to General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on United Nations peace operations, the peacebuilding architecture and the implementation of Security Council resolution 1325 (2000), in New York today:

9 June 2016

SG/SM/17834

We Have Shared Duty to Help Young People Maximize Their Potential, Says Secretary-General, in Message for World of Work Summit

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the World of Work Summit “Decent Jobs for Youth”, in Geneva today:

9 June 2016

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Acting Together, We Can Preserve Our Natural Heritage for Benefit of All, Secretary-General Says at Wildlife Conservation Society Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Gala, in New York today:

9 June 2016

SG/SM/17835-OBV/1624

Secretary-General, in Message for Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, Urges Shifting Shame, Social Stigma Faced by Victims to Perpetrators

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for the Elimination of Sexual Violence in Conflict, observed on 19 June: