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25 December 2014

SG/SM/16439-AFR/3045

Secretary-General, Condemning Expulsion of United Nations Officials from Sudan, Calls on Government to ‘Immediately’ Reverse Decision

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

24 December 2014

SG/SM/16438-AFR/3044

Secretary-General, Welcoming Parliamentary Endorsement of Somalia’s New Prime Minister, Says Political Leadership Needed to Deliver Ambitious Agenda

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

23 December 2014

SG/SM/16437-AFR/3043

Secretary-General Congratulates Tunisian People, Beji Caid Essebsi on Successful Presidential Election while Offering Organization’s Continued Support

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

23 December 2014

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Secretary-General Says Arms Trade Treaty’s Entry into Force Is Testimony of International Commitment to Stop Irresponsible Arms Transfers

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

19 December 2014

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Pattern of Attacks — This Week Alone in Nigeria, Yemen, Pakistan — by Militant Groups, Terrorists

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

19 December 2014

SG/SM/16434

At Ebola Treatment Centre in Sierra Leone, Secretary-General Tells Caregivers ‘You Are Bringing Your Country and the Entire World to a More Hopeful Place’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Ebola Treatment Unit in Hastings, Sierra Leone, today:

18 December 2014

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Secretary-General Welcomes United Nations Governing Council’s Decision to Allow Iraq to Defer Deposit of Oil Proceeds until January 2016

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

18 December 2014

SG/SM/16432-AFR/3042

Challenges in Sahelo-Sahara Region ‘Respect No Borders, and Neither Should Our Solutions’, Secretary-General Tells Leaders at Nouakchott Process Meeting

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the first summit of Heads of State and Government participating in the “Nouakchott Process”, delivered by Mohamed ibn Chambas, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for West Africa, in Nouakchott today:

17 December 2014

SG/SM/16431

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Bomb Attacks in Yemen

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

17 December 2014

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Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters

Following is a transcript of UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s press conference, held in New York today: