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Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the annual meeting of the Academic Council of the United Nations System, in New York today:

Thank you very much for …

China is the largest greenhouse gas polluter – its annual emissions accounted for almost 30 percent of the global total in 2014, more than the United States and the EU …

Participating in the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon highlighted the importance of translating the various landmark agreements made by the international community during the past …

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MR. SCHULTZ:  Good morning, everyone.  Welcome aboard Air Force One en route to Orlando.  I actually don’t …

The top United Nations relief official for Yemen has reported that more than 13 million Yemenis are in need of immediate life-saving assistance as a result of a bleak humanitarian …

Suffering is not new to the Yemeni people, who have been coping with crises since chaos started in the country in 2011.

“It is just the toughest time ever. Some …