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Statements and Messages

7 August 2014

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Bridging Income Divide Vital to Ensuring Prosperity for All, Secretary-General Tells Economic and Social Commission for Asia and Pacific

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the seventieth session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), in Bangkok today:

6 August 2014

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Urging All Parties to Keep Civilians, Relief Personnel Safe, Secretary-General Demands Investigation into Killing of Humanitarian Staff in South Sudan

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

6 August 2014

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Recent Israeli, Palestinian Crisis Must Be ‘the Last Time’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the General Assembly on the situation in Gaza, in New York, 6 August:

6 August 2014

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At Peace Memorial Ceremony, Secretary-General Calls for Concrete Action towards Ending ‘Historical Nightmare’ of Nuclear Weapons Age

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the Peace Memorial Ceremony, in Hiroshima, Japan, today:

6 August 2014

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Eliminating Nuclear Weapons Will Produce Immeasurable Socioeconomic Dividends, Secretary-General Tells World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Angela Kane, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the World Conference against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs, in Hiroshima today:

5 August 2014

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Secretary-General, in International Day Message, Says Indigenous Peoples’ Interests Must Be Part of New Development Agenda for It to Succeed

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, in New York on 9 August:

4 August 2014

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Secretary-General Urges Parties to De-escalate Violence along Armenian-Azerbaijani Border, Continue Dialogue towards Peaceful Political Solution

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

4 August 2014

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Welcoming New Ceasefire, Secretary-General Urges Israeli, Palestinian Parties to Exercise Restraint, Commence Talks towards Durable Peace

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

4 August 2014

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Secretary-General Urges Parties to De-escalate Violence along Armenian-Azerbaijani Border, Continue Dialogue towards Peaceful Political Solution

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

3 August 2014

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Deploring Upsurge in Anti-Semitic Attacks, Secretary-General Stresses Middle East Conflict Must Not Constitute Pretext for Prejudice Anywhere

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