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Statements and Messages

3 October 2016

SG/SM/18170

Secretary-General, at Planting Ceremony for Second-Generation Hibakusha Tree, Calls Sapling ‘A Symbol of Resilience and Peace’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the planting ceremony of the second-generation hibakusha tree, in Geneva today:

3 October 2016

SG/SM/18174-AFR/3462-PKO/606

Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attacks against Peacekeepers in Mali, Calling for Swift Action to Hold Perpetrators Accountable

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

3 October 2016

SG/SM/18173-DEV/3246

Take Charge with Compassion, Vision to Tackle Climate Change, Refugee Crisis, Secretary-General Urges Graduate Students at Development Studies Institute

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the students and faculty of the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, in Geneva today:

3 October 2016

SG/SM/18172

All Must Be Done to Maintain Calm, Prevent Return of Violence in Colombia, Says Secretary-General, Reiterating Firm United Nations Support for Peace Efforts

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

3 October 2016

SG/SM/18171-REF/1244

Secretary-General Contrasts Olympic Refugee Swimmer’s Courage with Powerful Leaders’ Inaction, Voicing Outrage over ‘Bitter Injustice of War’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the Executive Committee of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, in Geneva today:

2 October 2016

SG/SM/18169

Secretary-General, Attending Special Tribute Concert, Compares United Nations Staff to ‘Exceptionally Diverse’ Orchestra amid Divisiveness, Xenophobia

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Special Tribute Concert in Geneva today:

2 October 2016

SG/SM/18168-ENV/DEV/1727

Hailing India’s Ratification, Secretary-General Says It Moves Paris Agreement on Climate Change ‘An Important Step Closer’ to 2016 Entry into Force

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

30 September 2016

SG/SM/18167

Deeply Concerned about Rising Tensions over Kashmir, Secretary-General Urges India, Pakistan to De-escalate, Exercise ‘Maximum Restraint’

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

30 September 2016

SG/SM/18166

Secretary-General Will Establish Internal Board of Inquiry to Probe Attack on United Nations-Syrian Arab Red Cross Relief Convoy

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

30 September 2016

SG/SM/18165

Secretary-General, Mourning Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed, Says Veteran Diplomat Was ‘One-of-a-Kind’ Champion of United Nations ‘to His Very Last Breath’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the death of Ambassador Joseph Verner Reed: