UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at National Press Club

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Flags at the United Nations Office in Vienna on September 23, 2013.
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called for an immediate cease-fire in Yemen and said the situation there has terrifying implications for regional stability. Ban said millions of people around the globe are suffering the devastating consequences of violent extremism and human rights violations. He spoke at the National Press Club in Washington on April 16th.

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