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Statements and Messages

26 January 2015

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Secretary-General Urges Redoubling Efforts to Eradicate ‘Deep Roots’ of Hatred, Intolerance, in Message for World Commemoration of Holocaust Victims

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, to be observed on 27 January:

25 January 2015

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Secretary-General Tells World Health Organization Executive Board Strategy to End Ebola Outbreak Is Working, Urging Enhanced Preparations for Future Pandemics

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the World Health Organization Executive Board Meeting on Ebola, in Geneva, Switzerland, today:

25 January 2015

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Commending Peaceful Presidential Election, Secretary-General Calls Zambia’s Long Record of Democratic Transitions ‘an Example in the Region’

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

24 January 2015

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Condemning Rocket Attack on Mariupol, Ukraine, Rebels’ Withdrawal from Ceasefire Agreement, Secretary-General Urges All Parties to Revive Minsk Accords

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

23 January 2015

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Welcoming Arusha Agreement, Secretary-General Tells South Sudan Parties ‘Time Is Running Out’, Calling for Final Agreement

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

23 January 2015

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‘Good Progress’ on Millennium Development Goals, Secretary-General Tells Economic Summit, Recommending Transfer of Unmet Targets to New Agenda

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the meeting of Millennium Development Goal Advocates on Investing in Resilience: New Power Paradigms and Change Agents Partnerships to Build Resilience in Vulnerable Communities, in Davos, Switzerland, today:

23 January 2015

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With Adoption of Sustainable Development Goals ‘We Can Set Our Lives, Our World on Course for a Better Future’, Secretary-General Tells World Economic Forum

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s introductory remarks at the World Economic Forum plenary session “Tackling Climate, Development and Growth”, in Davos, Switzerland, today:

22 January 2015

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Saddened by Passing of King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia, Secretary-General Praises Leader as ‘Driving Force’ Behind Arab Peace Initiative

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

22 January 2015

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Work of Princess Haya as Peace Messenger Epitomizes World’s Much Needed Spirit of Partnership, Secretary-General Says at Hunger Hero Award Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the World Food Programme Hunger Hero Award Ceremony: Tribute to Princess Haya, in Davos, Switzerland, today:

22 January 2015

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Fight against Anti-Semitism ‘Inseparable from Our Wider Quest for Peaceful Coexistence and Human Rights’, Secretary General Tells General Assembly

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to an informal meeting of the General Assembly to address concerns of a rise in anti‑Semitism worldwide, in New York today: