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25 May 2012

SG/SM/14311

Lauding Croatia’s 20 Years of UN Membership, Secretary-General Says Where Once It Hosted Five Peacekeeping Operations, It Now Built Proud Record of Public Service

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the ceremony celebrating the twentieth anniversary of Croatia’s membership in the United Nations, in Zagreb, 25 May:

24 May 2012

SG/SM/14310-AFR/2395

Secretary-General Welcomes Announcement by Sudan, South Sudan to Resume Talks Next Week in Addis Ababa under Auspices of African Union

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

24 May 2012

SG/SM/14309

With Constituent Assembly Deadline Approaching in Nepal, Secretary-General Appeals for Urgent Efforts to Preserve Constitution-Making Process

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

23 May 2012

SG/SM/14308-AFR/2393-OBV/1106

On Africa Day, Secretary-General Pledges to Work with Leaders, People to Implement Agenda that Sets Continent on Path to Future that Benefits All Africans

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Day, 25 May:

23 May 2012

SG/SM/14307-OBV/1105-PKO/306

Observer Mission in Syria Serves Bravely to Keep Parties to Commitments to Cease Violence that Killed Thousands, Says Secretary-General on Day of Peacekeepers

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, 29 May:

23 May 2012

SG/SM/14306-ECO/213

Secretary-General Says Rio Conference Chance to Build on What Works, Discard What Does Not, Seeking Fruitful Exchange at Economic Forum in Kazakhstan

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, to the fifth Astana Economic Forum, in Astana, Kazakhstan, 23–24 May:

23 May 2012

SG/SM/14305-GA/11243

Secretary-General Tells Meeting on Mediation ‘The More We Deal with Conflict in Flexible, Thoughtful, Forward-looking Way, the More We Can Prevent It’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, to the Informal High-level General Assembly Meeting on the Role of Member States in Mediation, 23 May, in New York:

22 May 2012

SG/T/2850

Activities of Secretary-General in Chicago, United States, 20-21 May

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Chicago on the afternoon of Sunday, 20 May, after a flight from New York.

22 May 2012

SG/SM/14304

Secretary-General Says Balkan Countries Not Only Lived Through Great Turmoil, but Emerged as Important Contributors to International Peace and Security

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of a photo exhibition commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia in the United Nations, in New York, 22 May:

22 May 2012

SG/SM/14303

On Twentieth Anniversary of Slovenia’s UN Membership, Secretary-General Praises Country’s Commitment to Peace, Development, Human Rights

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the twentieth anniversary of Slovenia joining the United Nations: