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26 August 2010

SG/A/1259-BIO/4229-HAB/213

Joan Clos of Spain New Executive Director of United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat)

Following nomination by the Secretary-General, the General Assembly, on 25 August 2010, elected Joan Clos of Spain as Executive Director of the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) at the level of Under-Secretary-General.

25 August 2010

SG/SM/13071-GA/10973

Secretary-General Mourns Deaths of Former General Assembly Presidents Guido de Marco, Samir Shihabi; Says World Remembers ‘Tremendous Good They Did for and Among Us’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at General Assembly Tribute to Guido de Marco of Malta and Samir S. Shihabi of Saudi Arabia in New York, 25 August

25 August 2010

SG/SM/13070-SC/10015-AFR/2029

Eliminating Piracy Off Somalia’s Coast Requires Not Only Sustained Effort at Sea, But Continued Support for Country’s Peace, Stability Says Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Somalia piracy in New York, 25 August:

25 August 2010

SG/SM/13069-DEV/2807

Secretary-General Appoints Group of Eminent Persons to Advise on Support for Least Developed Countries

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon concerning the appointment of a Group of Eminent Persons for the Least Developed Countries

24 August 2010

SG/SM/13068-AFR/2027-PKO/257

Secretary-General Outraged by Rape, Assault of Civilians in Democratic Republic of Congo; Calls on Government to Investigate, Bring Perpetrators to Justice

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

24 August 2010

SG/A/1258-BIO/4228-PKO/258

Secretary-General Appoints Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye of Senegal as Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations.

23 August 2010

SG/SM/13067

Secretary-General Welcomes Decision of Israeli, Palestinian Leaders to Begin Direct Negotiations

The following statement was issued on 21 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

20 August 2010

SG/T/2747

Activities of Secretary-General in Pakistan, 15 August

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Islamabad on the morning of 15 August, after a flight from New York and a brief overnight stop in Dubai. The Secretary-General was accompanied and briefed by Interior Minister Rehman Malik on the flight from Dubai and was met on arrival in Islamabad by Foreign Minister Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi and other Pakistani officials, as well as members of the United Nations country team.

20 August 2010

SG/SM/13066-IHA/1284

Secretary-General Thanks Governments for Pledging More Than $200 million to Boost Pakistan Relief Efforts

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

20 August 2010

SG/2161

Statement by Middle East Quartet

The following statement was issued today by the Middle East Quartet (United Nations, Russian Federation, United States, European Union):

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