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Statements and Messages

16 August 2016

SG/SM/17985

Young People’s ‘Fresh Ideas’ Can Forge Solutions to Global Challenges, Secretary-General Tells International Leaders Assembly

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Edmond Mulet, Chef de Cabinet, to the ninth International Young Leaders Assembly, in New York today:

16 August 2016

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Investment in Sustainable Development Good for Bottom Line, Our Common Future, Secretary-General Tells Conference on Blue Ocean Strategy

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Shamshad Akhtar, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), to the International Conference on Blue Ocean Strategy, in Putrajaya, Malaysia, today

15 August 2016

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Secretary-General Congratulates People of Zambia on Peaceful, Orderly Elections

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

15 August 2016

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Paying Tribute to Front-Line Aid Workers, Secretary-General Urges All to Support ‘World You’d Rather’ Campaign to Commemorate World Humanitarian Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Humanitarian Day, observed on 19 August:

15 August 2016

SG/SM/17982

Condemning Air Strike on Yemen Hospital, Secretary-General Urges Parties Pursue Negotiated Solution to Conflict

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

15 August 2016

SG/SM/17983-AFR/3429

Appalled by Reported Civilian Deaths in Democratic Republic of Congo, Secretary-General Reiterates Commitment to Support Authorities

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

15 August 2016

SG/SM/17984

Secretary-General Pays Tribute to India’s Strong Partnership with United Nations in Video Message Commemorating Seventieth Anniversary of Independence

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for commemorating the seventieth anniversary of India’s Independence Day, in New York today: