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Secretary-General: Press Release

21 May 2014

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Secretary-General, in Message for Astana Economic Forum, Urges Governments to Adopt Sustainable Growth Policies Focused on Job Creation

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the seventh Astana Economic Forum and World Anti-Crisis Conference, in Astana, Kazakhstan, 21-23 May:

21 May 2014

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Deeply Concerned over Rapid Deterioration of Situation in Kidal, Mali, Secretary-General Calls for Immediate End to Fighting

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

21 May 2014

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Secretary-General, at Asia Conference, Says that More than Geography, Region Defined by Enormous Potential to ‘Unite People and Ideas’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, in Shanghai, 21 May:

20 May 2014

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Concerned by Devastating Floods in Balkans, Secretary-General Thanks Member States for Prompt Response, Including Relief Teams, Civil-Military Support

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

20 May 2014

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Secretary-General, Following Events in Thailand where Army Declared Martial Law, Urges Restraint from Violence, Respect for Democratic Principles

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

20 May 2014

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Organization of Islamic Cooperation Can Properly Reflect Such Critical Issues as Interfaith Harmony in Post-2015 Agenda, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the United Nations-OIC General Meeting on Cooperation, as delivered by Cihan Sultanoğlu, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Istanbul, Turkey, 20 May:

19 May 2014

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Secretary-General Urges all Candidates, Political Parties, State Institutions to Ensure ‘Peaceful and Inclusive’ Elections in Malawi

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

19 May 2014

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Secretary-General Welcomes Large Voter Turnout in Guinea-Bissau Presidential Run-off Vote, Urging All Concerned to Help Consolidate Stability

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

19 May 2014

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Secretary-General, Marking Tenth Anniversary of Wangari Maathai’s Nobel Award, Says Laureate’s Death Was Untimely but Her Legacy Will Endure

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Amina J. Mohammed, his Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning, at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the tenth anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Wangari Maathai, in New York today:

19 May 2014

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Spirit of South-South Cooperation Can Inspire New Global Partnership, Secretary-General Says in Message to Forum Fund Side Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division, to the side event accompanying the eighteenth session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation India-Brazil-South Africa Forum Fund, in New York today: