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CONCLUDING REMARKS BY UNITED NATIONS SECRETARY-GENERAL BAN KI-MOON AT THE HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT OF THE GENEVA CONFERENCE ON SYRIA

Geneva 22 Jan 2014 Photos : Action Press/JM Virot Text : UN Following are the concluding remarks by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the high-level segment of the Geneva Conference on Syria, before he suspended the talks in Montreux : “ We have come to the conclusion of tDistinguished delegates, his high-level meeting on Syria. I wish to thank you all for your participation in this high-level segment. This has been a very important debate.   I am sure that your…

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Interview with Jan Eliasson, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations
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Q : Mr. Eliasson, you took up office almost a year ago as Deputy Secretary-General, at a time when the world is going through tremendous changes. What exactly are your main functions in the midst of all this movement ? I support the Secretary-General by coordinating the work of the UN Secretariat on a wide range of political, humanitarian and development work. That can mean anything from working on the latest challenges we face in Syria and Mali to ensuring that the…

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