United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by his wife, Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Accra, Ghana, late in the evening of Saturday, 19 April, at the beginning of a visit to West Africa that would also take him to Liberia, Burkina Faso and Côte d’Ivoire.
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SECRETARY-GENERAL’S STATEMENT ON non-PERMANENT SECURITY COUNCIL SEATS
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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IN MESSAGE FOR WORLD PRESS FREEDOM DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON ALL SOCIETIES
TO ‘SPARE NO EFFORT’ TO BRING TO JUSTICE PERPETRATORS OF ATTACKS ON JOURNALISTS
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Press Freedom Day, on 3 May:
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LAUNCHING GENEVA LECTURE SERIES, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS CHANCE
TO ADDRESS ROOT PROBLEMS OF WORLD’S POOREST, MAJORITY OF WHOM ARE SMALL FARMERS
Following is the text of the inaugural lecture of the Geneva Lecture Series by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at Palais des Nations, on 29 April:
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SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE TO PARIS CONFERENCE, SAYS 2008 MARKS ‘SIXTIETH YEAR
OF PALESTINIAN DISPOSSESSION’, UNDERLINES URGENCY OF FINDING SOLUTION TO QUESTION
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Secretary-General, in remembrance day message, says adherence to convention
is genuine way to honour all victims of chemical warfare
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on Remembrance Day for Victims of Chemical Warfare, today, 29 April:
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REGISTRAR of SPecial tribunal for lebanon begins duty
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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ASIA PACIFIC MUST PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE, EFFICIENT ENERGY USE,
SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO BANGKOK MEETING
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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS LOSS OF CIVILIAN LIFE IN GAZA
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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LIBERIA EXAMPLE OF WHAT INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY CAN ACHIEVE WHEN IT PULLS TOGETHER
IN CLEAR, COMMON CAUSE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MONROVIA ADDRESS
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