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3 July 2012

SG/SM/14393-HR/5101

Taking of Life Too Absolute, Irreversible, Says Secretary-General at High-Level Event on Death Penalty, Urging End to Capital Punishment

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a high-level event on the death penalty, in New York on 3 July:

2 July 2012

SG/SM/14392

Secretary-General Welcomes Agreement Reached by Action Group to Work Jointly to Resolve Syrian Crisis

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

2 July 2012

SG/SM/14391-AFR/2410

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns as ‘Reprehensible and Criminal’ Terrorist Attacks on Kenyan Churches that Killed 17

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

2 July 2012

SG/SM/14390-ECOSOC/6523

Restoring Global Economy amid Continuing Uncertainty Requires Courage to Take Difficult Decisions, Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Council

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the high-level opening of the Economic and Social Council session in New York on 2 July:

2 July 2012

SG/SM/14389-AFR/2409

Secretary-General Concerned about Worsening Security in Northern Mali, Reported Destruction of Ancient Timbuktu Mausoleums

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

29 June 2012

SG/SM/14388-HR/5100

No Customs, Cultural Values, Religious Beliefs Can Justify Denial of Human Rights, Secretary-General Says in Message to Film Festival

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Human Rights Film Festival screening of Call Me Kuchu, delivered by Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, Ivan Šimonović, in New York on 28 June:

28 June 2012

SG/SM/14387-GA/11260-ENV/DEV/1313

Secretary-General, in Remarks to General Assembly, Hails Rio+20 Outcome as ‘a Milestone on an Essential Journey’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the outcome of the Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, in New York on 28 June:

27 June 2012

SG/T/2854

Activities of Secretary-General in Brazil, 20–23 June

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Rio de Janeiro from Los Cabos, Mexico, on Wednesday, 20 June. He joined his wife, Madam Ban Soon-taek, who was already in the country.

27 June 2012

SG/SM/14386-DEV/2947

High-Level Task Force on Global Food Security to Focus on Five Objectives of Zero Hunger Challenge, Secretary-General Announces

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

27 June 2012

SG/SM/14385

Secretary-General Urges Counter-terrorism Symposium to Explore How Mass Media Can Foster Understanding, Help Build on Success of De-radicalization Programmes

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the symposium on Dialogue, Understanding and Countering the Appeal of Terrorism, in New York on 27 June: