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9 July 2013

SG/T/2911

Activities of Secretary-General in Iceland, 1-3 July

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Reykjavik, Iceland, in the evening of Monday, 1 July, his first visit there as United Nations Secretary-General.

9 July 2013

SG/T/2910

Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 1 July

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Geneva, Switzerland, in the morning of Monday, 1 July.

9 July 2013

SG/SM/15164-EN/284-ENV/DEV/1368

Secretary-General, at Solar Energy Event, Says Harnessing Power of Multilateralism Can Boost Sustainable Development through Durable, Renewable Energy

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Solar Impulse Solar-Energy-Powered Plane Event, in New York, 9 July:

9 July 2013

SG/SM/15163-GA/11394

Secretary-General Pays Tribute to Stoyan Ganev of Bulgaria, Former General Assembly President

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks in tribute to Stoyan Ganev, former General Assembly President, at a meeting of the Assembly this morning, 9 July, in New York:

9 July 2013

SG/SM/15162

Secretary-General, in Ramadan Appeal, Calls upon All Armed Syrians to Consider Nationwide End to Violence, Freedom for Abductees, Others Held Prisoner

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Ramadan appeal for the people of Syria:

9 July 2013

SC/11055

Security Council Press Statement on Lebanon

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Rosemary DiCarlo (United States):

9 July 2013

ENV/DEV/1369

Secretary-General Welcomes High-Level Forum as ‘Major Step Forward’ as Member States Agree on Novel Formula for New Body to Boost Follow-up on Rio+20 Outcomes

Establishing the High-level Political Forum in place of the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development marked a major step forward in implementing “The Future We Want”, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.