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9 April 2014

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United Nations Messenger of Peace, Senior Officials to Attend Headquarters Launch of Book Aimed at Promoting Disarmament, 15 April

United Nations Messenger of Peace Michael Douglas will be coming to Headquarters for the launch of a book entitled Action for Disarmament: 10 Things You Can Do! on 15 April from 11 to 11:45 a.m. in the Dag Hammarskjöld Library Auditorium.

8 April 2014

SG/SM/15759-DEV/3077-POP/1027

Secretary-General, at Event on Population and Development, Says Ending Extreme Poverty, Delivering Equality Should Be among Core Objectives

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the high-level event “Celebrating Cairo, Going Beyond”, on the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) High-Level Event, in New York today:

7 April 2014

SG/SM/15758

Secretary-General Demands Unconditional Protection of Civilians in Syria, Condemning Priest’s Killing, Purported Executions

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

7 April 2014

SG/SM/15757-AFR/2853

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns ‘Cold-Blooded Killing’ of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime Staffers in Somalia

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesman for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

7 April 2014

SG/SM/15756-AFR/2852

Secretary-General, at Ceremony to Honour United Nations Genocide Victims, Pledges Never to Abandon Staff with Lives under Threat

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ceremony honouring United Nations staff victims of the Rwanda genocide, in Kigali today:

7 April 2014

SG/SM/15755-AFR/2851

Secretary-General, at Genocide Commemoration Ceremony, Hails Resilience of Survivors, Saying Rwanda Has Shown ‘Transformation Is Possible’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ceremony marking the twentieth anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda, in Kigali today:

7 April 2014

SC/11348-AFR/2854

Security Council Press Statement on Attack against United Nations Personnel in Somalia

The following Security Council press statement was issued by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):

7 April 2014

DSG/SM/764-DC/3487

Deputy Secretary-General Says There Is No Reason Disarmament Commission Cannot Use New Session to Rebuild Trust, Confidence among Member States

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks to the opening plenary of the United Nations Disarmament Commission in New York today:

7 April 2014

DC/3488

Office for Disarmament Affairs, Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe Organize Meetings on Implementation of Resolution 1540 (2004)

NEW YORK, 7 April (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The year 2014 marks the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004), which stipulates that all States shall refrain from providing any form of support to non-State actors attempting to acquire or use weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery.

6 April 2014

SG/SM/15754-DEV/3076-OBV/1325

Secretary-General, Marking Inaugural International Day, Urges Global Citizens to Harness Power of Sport in Building Better World for All

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, observed today:

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