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21 November 2011

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Volunteers Showing How World Can Be Changed, Secretary-General Says, Hailing Their Passion to Promote United Nations Goals in Message for Observance

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

18 November 2011

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United Nations Cannot Function Properly without Strong Support, Participation of Private Sector, Secretary-General Tells Regional Business Summit

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) Business Summit in Bali, Indonesia, on 18 November:

17 November 2011

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REDD+ No Substitute for Deep Greenhouse-Gas Emissions Cuts, Secretary-General Stresses in Remarks to Indonesia Meeting on Deforestation, Climate Change

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on climate change and REDD+ in Palangkaraya, Central Kalimantan, Indonesia, on 17 November:

17 November 2011

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Violence – Often, Mere Threat of It – One of Most Significant Barriers to Women’s Full Equality, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November:

17 November 2011

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Secretary-General, in Message to Forum on Child Rights Convention, Says Growing Socio-economic Disparities Threaten Poor, Other Marginalized Children

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the second Forum on the Convention on the Rights of the Child at the Royal Palace in Stockholm on 17 November:

16 November 2011

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Secretary-General Congratulates Liberian People on Presidential Run-off Election, Calls on Stakeholders to Accept Outcome, Work Together to Resolve Pending Issues

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

15 November 2011

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Partnership Drives Progress, Says Secretary-General in Dhaka University Speech, Stressing Importance of Making Common Cause to Confront Great Challenges

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s speech at the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 15 November:

15 November 2011

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Secretary-General Says with Bangladesh among Next Wave of Middle-Income Countries, ‘Let’s Help Bengal Tiger Leap Powerfully and Far’ — for Benefit of all Its People

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a working luncheon with Abul Maal Abdul Muhith, Finance Minister of Bangladesh, in Dhaka, 15 November:

15 November 2011

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Secretary-General, at Bangladesh ‘Every Woman, Every Child’ Event, Urges Expansion of Global Compact Network for Benefit of Society’s Poorest, Most Vulnerable

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at “Every Woman, Every Child” dinner with public and private partners in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 15 November:

15 November 2011

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Secretary-General, in Message Marking Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Calls Accident Death Toll Unacceptable Price to Pay for Mobility

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, to be observed on 20 November: