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The representatives of Egypt, France, Italy, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Presidency of the European Union, European Commission and the High Representative/Secretary-General of the European Council met, under the auspices of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, on 17 December in Paris, and issued the following statement:

“We gathered today to reaffirm our strong, non-negotiable support for Lebanon and its people.

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14 December 2007
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE, STRESSES migrants should

 

not be seen as burden but assets to society

 


Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Migrants Day, observed 18 December:

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14 December 2007
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General, visiting dili, urges parliamentarians to make

 

people’s voice heard, reflect preoccupations of all timorese

 


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Parliament of Timor-Leste in Dili today, 14 December:

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14 December 2007
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ‘I WILL SPARE NO EFFORT’ ENSURING UNITED NATIONS PROVIDES


ADEQUATE SECURITY FOR STAFF, AS DEATH TOLL RISES FROM ALGIERS BOMBING

 


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

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13 December 2007
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL SADDENED BY DEATH OF YULI VORONTSOV OF RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SAYS


DISTINGUISHED DIPLOMAT WAS DEDICATED, TIRELESS, RESPECTED

 


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

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13 December 2007
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

NOBEL PEACE LAUREATES HAVE INVALUABLE LEADERSHIP ADVOCACY ROLE TO PLAY IN


ADVANCING UN CAUSE, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL IN MESSAGE TO ROME MEETING

 


Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the World Summit of Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Rome, 13-15 December:

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12 December 2007
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL EXPRESSES CONCERN ABOUT FIGHTING IN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO,


CALLS ON GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ALL MEASURES NECESSARY TO PROTECT CIVILIANS


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

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12 December 2007
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Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONDEMNS TERRORIST ATTACK IN LEBANON, CALLS ON POLITICAL LEADERS


TO EXERT EVERY POSSIBLE EFFORT TO RESOLVE DIFFERENCES

 


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