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My U.N. five-point plan focuses on preventing proliferation, strengthening the legal regime, and ensuring nuclear safety and security - an effort that was given good momentum by the Nuclear Security Summit held in Seoul earlier this year. The world is over-armed, and peace is underfunded.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Earlier Effort Ensuring Given Good Held Legal Momentum Nuclear Peace Plan Preventing Proliferation Regime Safety Security Strengthening Summit World Year

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Chemical weapons simply have no place in the 21st century. Progress in this vital area will help generate momentum to meet our goal of eliminating all weapons of mass destruction.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Area Century Chemical Destruction Generate Goal Help Mass Mass Destruction Meet Momentum Our Place Progress Simply Vital Weapons Will 21St Century

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The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster in March 2011 was an immense tragedy that sparked a global response. The international community came forward with aid to the victims and came together to address the broader concerns about nuclear security and safety.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: About Address Aid Broader Came Community Concerns Disaster Forward Global Immense International International Community March Nuclear Response Safety Security Together Tragedy Victims

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Every day, we at the United Nations see the human toll of an absence of regulations or lax controls on the arms trade. We see it in the suffering of civilian populations trapped by armed conflict or pervasive crime. We see it in the killing and wounding of civilians - including children, the most vulnerable of all.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Absence Armed Arms Children Civilian Civilians Conflict Controls Crime Day Every Every Day Human Including Most Nations Pervasive Regulations See Suffering Toll Trade Trapped United United Nations Vulnerable

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Although more than 500 million maritime containers move around the world each year, accounting for 90 per cent of international trade, only 2 per cent are inspected. Strengthening customs and immigration systems is essential.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Accounting Although Around Cent Customs Each Each Year Essential Immigration International International Trade Maritime Million More Move Only Per Strengthening Systems Than Trade World Year

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The tragic nuclear accident at Fukushima underscored the urgent need to enhance nuclear safety and the international emergency response framework. I commend the International Atomic Energy Agency for its work.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Accident Agency Atomic Commend Emergency Energy Enhance Framework International Need Nuclear Response Safety Tragic Urgent Work

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Nuclear accidents anywhere can affect people everywhere.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Accidents Affect Anywhere Everywhere Nuclear People

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Nuclear tests poison the environment - and they also poison the political climate. They breed mistrust, isolation and fear.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Also Breed Climate Environment Fear Isolation Mistrust Nuclear Poison Political Tests

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When we put an end to nuclear tests, we get closer to eliminating all nuclear weapons.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Closer End Get Nuclear Nuclear Weapons Put Tests Weapons

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The U.N. might not be the most luxurious place to work, but it certainly is one of the most important places in the world.

~Ban Ki-Moon

Topics: Certainly Important Luxurious Might Most Place Places The Most Important Work World

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Biography

Nationality: South Korean

Type: Leader

Born: June 13th, 1944

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