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Secretary-General: Press Release

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WORLD CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE, UNDERESTIMATE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ACCEPTING LEADERSHIP AWARD IN NEW DELHI

5 February 2009
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

WORLD CANNOT AFFORD TO IGNORE, UNDERESTIMATE THREAT OF CLIMATE CHANGE,


SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, ACCEPTING LEADERSHIP AWARD IN NEW DELHI

 


Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s acceptance speech for the Sustainable Development Leadership Award in New Delhi, 5 February:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS KARIN LANDGREN (SWEDEN) AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE IN NEPAL

3 February 2009
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Biographical Note


SECRETARY-GENERAL APPOINTS KARIN LANDGREN (SWEDEN) AS HIS REPRESENTATIVE IN NEPAL


United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Karin Landgren of Sweden as his Representative in Nepal and Head of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN).

SG/SM/12084-AFR/1805

DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL PROGRESS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDIS ABABA ADDRESS

2 February 2009
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AFR/1805
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DEVELOPMENT OF AFRICA’S INFRASTRUCTURE KEY TO ECONOMIC GROWTH, SOCIAL PROGRESS,


SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN ADDIS ABABA ADDRESS

 


Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Summit Meeting of the African Union in Addis Ababa, 2 February:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS IN STRONGEST TERMS ATTACK ON UNITED NATIONS STAFF AFTER ONE REFUGEE WORKER KILLED, ANOTHER ABDUCTED IN PAKISTAN

2 February 2009
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General condemns in strongest terms attack on United Nations staff


After one refugee worker killed, another abducted in Pakistan

 


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

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SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PEOPLE OF IRAQ ON GOVERNORATE ELECTIONS, REAFFIRMS UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT DURING NEXT STAGE OF PROCESS

2 February 2009
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES PEOPLE OF IRAQ ON GOVERNORATE ELECTIONS,


REAFFIRMS UNITED NATIONS SUPPORT DURING NEXT STAGE OF PROCESS


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

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SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN OVER MILITARY BUILD-UP IN SOUTH DARFUR

2 February 2009
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES GRAVE CONCERN OVER MILITARY BUILD-UP IN SOUTH DARFUR


The following statement was issued on Sunday, 1 February, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

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SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS SOMALI PARLIAMENT ON ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT

2 February 2009
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL HAILS SOMALI PARLIAMENT ON ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT


The following statement was issued on Sunday, 1 February, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

SG/SM/12079-AFR/1802

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DECISION OF MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE TO JOIN ZIMBABWE’S NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT, CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS CRISES

30 January 2009
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES DECISION OF MOVEMENT FOR DEMOCRATIC CHANGE TO JOIN


ZIMBABWE’S NATIONAL UNITY GOVERNMENT, CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO ADDRESS CRISES

 


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

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SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF SAFE PASSAGE TO SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR CIVILIANS TRAPPED IN FIGHTING IN NORTH

30 January 2009
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL WELCOMES SRI LANKAN PRESIDENT’S ANNOUNCEMENT OF SAFE PASSAGE

 

TO SECURE ENVIRONMENT FOR CIVILIANS TRAPPED IN FIGHTING IN NORTH

 


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