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14 June 2012

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Modern Civilization Can Only Live up to Its Name If It Honours, Respects, Protects Society’s Elders, Says Secretary-General on First World Elder Abuse Awareness Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, 15 June:

14 June 2012

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Secretary-General Tells Kabul Ministerial Conference United Nations Will Continue to Stand with Afghanistan in Search for Stability, Prosperity, Peace

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Kabul Ministerial Conference, 14 June:

12 June 2012

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Without End to Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Regional Awakening Based on Freedom, Dignity, Non-Violence Cannot Be Complete, Says Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered byMaher Nasser, Acting Head, Department of Public Information, to the International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, in Geneva, 12 June:

12 June 2012

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‘Without Healthy Soil, Life on Earth is Unsustainable,’ Says Secretary-General, Urging States to Ensure Sustainable Land Management Part of Rio+20 Legacy

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the World Day to Combat Desertification, which is observed 17 June:

12 June 2012

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Secretary-General ‘Deeply Honoured’ to Learn of His Selection as 2012 Seoul Peace Prize Recipient, Humbly Accepts on Behalf of United Nations

The following statement was issued on 11 June by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the announcement by the Seoul Peace Prize Selection Committee on its selection of the Secretary-General as the 2012 winner:

12 June 2012

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Deeply Concerned at Intensifying Violence in Syria, Secretary-General Urges Those with Influence to Convince Sides to Pull Back from Brink

The following statement was issued on 11 June by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

11 June 2012

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‘We Cannot Slow Down’ Effort to Give All People HIV/AIDS Prevention, Treatment Services, in Drive towards 2015, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly meeting on HIV/AIDS, in New York, 11 June:

11 June 2012

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Development Cooperation at Heart of United Nations, Says Secretary-General, Hoping Review of United Nations Operational Activities Makes Constructive Contribution

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered by Navid Hanif, Director, Office of Economic and Social Council Support and Coordination, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, at the opening of the retreat on the 2012 Quadrennial Comprehensive Policy Review of United Nations Operational Activities for Development, in Tarrytown, New York, 8 June:

11 June 2012

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Secretary-General Appoints Jeffrey D. Feltman of United States as Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has appointed Jeffrey D. Feltman of the United States as Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs. Mr. Feltman will replace B. Lynn Pascoe, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his dedicated service to the United Nations and for his able leadership of the Department of Political Affairs during a challenging period.

11 June 2012

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Secretary-General Appoints Young-Bum Choi of Republic of Korea as Head of Mission, United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon today announced the appointment of Major General Young-Bum Choi of the Republic of Korea as Chief Military Observer and Head of Mission of the United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP).