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2 August 2012

SG/SM/14441

Secretary-General Announces Resignation of Joint Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, Says Consultations with Arab States Under Way for Successor

The following statement by the UN Secretary-General was issued today:

1 August 2012

SG/SM/14440-IK/648

Secretary-General Commends Peaceful Transfer of Nearly 2,000 Iraqis from Camp New Iraq to Camp Hurriya, towards Ultimate Goal of Refugees’ Safe Resettlement

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

1 August 2012

SG/SM/14439-AFR/2424

Secretary-General Welcomes Provisional Constitution in Somalia, but Given Today’s Suicide Attacks, Warns Terrorism Must Not Be Allowed to Reverse Gains

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

1 August 2012

SG/A/1366-BIO/4389

Secretary-General Appoints Ernesto Enrique Baca of Argentina as Assistant Secretary-General, Enterprise Resource Planning Project

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Ernesto Enrique Baca of Argentina as Assistant Secretary-General, Enterprise Resource Planning Project, Department of Management.

1 August 2012

SG/A/1365-BIO/4388

Jamal Benomar Appointed Special Adviser to Secretary-General on Yemen

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has today confirmed the appointment of Jamal Benomar as his Special Adviser on Yemen, at the level of Assistant Secretary-General, to lead strengthened good offices for Yemen during the country’s transition.

31 July 2012

SG/SM/14438-GA/11265

Secretary-General Outlines Messages He Took to G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, Introduces Mexico’s Vice-Minister to Brief General Assembly in Detail

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the Group of Twenty (G-20) Summit, in New York, 31 July:

31 July 2012

SG/A/1364-DEV/2949

Secretary-General Assembles High-level Panel on Post-2015 Development Agenda, Appointing 26 Members of Government, Civil Society, Private Sector

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the members of a High-level Panel to advise on the global development agenda beyond 2015, the target date for the Millennium Development Goals.

31 July 2012

SG/A/1363-PI/2040

Secretary-General Appoints Under-Secretary-General Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal as Coordinator for Multilingualism

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed the incoming Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal of Austria, as Coordinator for Multilingualism, in implementation of General Assembly resolutions 54/64 of 1999 and 61/266 of 2007, by which the General Assembly requested the Secretary-General to appoint a senior official as coordinator of the questions relating to multilingualism throughout the Secretariat.

30 July 2012

SG/T/2857

Activities of Secretary-General in China, 17-19 July

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Beijing on the evening of Tuesday, 17 July, after a flight from New York that departed on Monday afternoon.

30 July 2012

SG/SM/14437-OBV/14437

In Message on International Day of Friendship, Secretary-General Says Challenge Now to Sustain Global Spirit of Solidarity Forged at Olympic Games in London

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Friendship, 30 July: