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CALL FOR ACTION ON WATER - UNITED NATIONS, WORLD BANK GROUP LAUNCH HIGH LEVEL PANEL ON WATER
21 January 2016
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21 January, 2016 - The Secretary-General of the United Nations and the President of the World Bank jointly announce their intention to form a new panel to mobilize urgent action towards the sustainable development goal for water and sanitation (SDG 6) and related targets. Sustainable Development Goal 6: Ensure availability and sustainable management of…
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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AT GENDER PARITY GLOBAL CHALLENGE TRUSTEES MEETING
21 January 2016
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Your Excellency, Ms. Justine Greening, Secretary of State for International Development of the United Kingdom,
Trustees Co-chairs Ms. Sheila Penrose, Chairman of the Board, JLL, USA, and Jonas Prising, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, ManpowerGroup, USA,
Mr. Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank
Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director…
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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL AT “MAKING PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS WORK FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS:
THE UNITED NATIONS AS A CATALYST FOR INNOVATION”
21 January 2016
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Thank you very much for the chance to speak to you today.
I especially appreciate Dr. David Nabarro, my Special Advisor on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UN Global Compact Executive Director Lise Kingo, for bringing us together. This is…
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CONFERENCE ON DISARMAMENT TO HOLD FIRST PUBLIC PLENARY OF 2016 SESSION ON TUESDAY, 26 JANUARY
21 January 2016
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The Conference on Disarmament, the world's single multilateral forum for disarmament negotiations, will hold the first public plenary of its 2016 session on Tuesday, 26 January at the Palais des Nations in Geneva.
The session will open under the presidency of Nigeria. The presidency of the Conference…
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REMARKS BY THE SECRETARY-GENERAL FOR PRESS FOLLOWING MEETING WITH MR. NICOS ANASTASIADES, GREEK CYPRIOT LEADER, AND
MR. MUSTAFA AKINCI, TURKISH CYPRIOT LEADER
21 January 2016
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Good afternoon – I just had a good meeting with the Greek Cypriot leader, Mr. Nicos Anastasiades, the Turkish Cypriot leader, Mr. Mustafa Akıncı and my Special Adviser, Mr. Espen Barth Eide.
This was my first meeting with both leaders together. It was a very…
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READOUT OF THE SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MEETING WITH H.E. AHMET DAVUTOĞLU, PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF TURKEY
21 January 2016
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The Secretary-General met today in Davos, on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum, with H.E. Mr. Ahmet Davutoğlu, Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey. The Secretary-General and the Prime Minister exchanged views on the developments taking place in Turkey and in the region.
The Secretary-General and the Prime…
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UN SECRETARY-GENERAL ANNOUNCED TODAY THE FIRST MEMBERS OF THE HIGH-LEVEL ADVISORY GROUP FOR EVERY WOMAN EVERY CHILD
21 January 2016
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Davos, 21 January 2016 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the first members of the High-level Advisory Group for Every Woman Every Child who will help provide leadership and inspire actions for women, children adolescents’ health as we transition from the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) to the…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
19 January 2016
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Health…
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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS ADVOCATES TO SUPPORT PROMOTION OF NEW SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
19 January 2016
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of a group of eminent Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Advocates to help promote action to achieve the SDGs adopted by world leaders at the United Nations Sustainable Development Summit on 25September2015.
The SDGs represent a commitment by…
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REGULAR PRESS BRIEFING BY THE INFORMATION SERVICE
15 January 2016
UN Geneva Press Briefing
Ahmad Fawzi, Director a.i. of the United Nations Information Service in Geneva, chaired the briefing attended by spokespersons for the United Nations Children’s Fund, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs, United Nations Refugee Agency, World Food Programme, World Health Organisation and the International…
