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19 May 2014

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Secretary-General Urges all Candidates, Political Parties, State Institutions to Ensure ‘Peaceful and Inclusive’ Elections in Malawi

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

19 May 2014

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Secretary-General Welcomes Large Voter Turnout in Guinea-Bissau Presidential Run-off Vote, Urging All Concerned to Help Consolidate Stability

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

19 May 2014

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Secretary-General, Marking Tenth Anniversary of Wangari Maathai’s Nobel Award, Says Laureate’s Death Was Untimely but Her Legacy Will Endure

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Amina J. Mohammed, his Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning, at the unveiling of a plaque commemorating the tenth anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Peace Prize to Wangari Maathai, in New York today:

19 May 2014

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Spirit of South-South Cooperation Can Inspire New Global Partnership, Secretary-General Says in Message to Forum Fund Side Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by John Wilmoth, Director of the Population Division, to the side event accompanying the eighteenth session of the High-level Committee on South-South Cooperation India-Brazil-South Africa Forum Fund, in New York today:

19 May 2014

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Secretary-General Pledges United Nations Assistance after Tragic Building Collapse in Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

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

19 May 2014

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Secretary-General Welcomes Preliminary Results from Iraq Election, Saying He Looks Forward to Certification of Final Results

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

19 May 2014

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Secretary-General, Addressing Shanghai Institute, Says He Looks to China for Global Leadership in Face of ‘Longer-term Risks and Trends'

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Shanghai Institute of International Studies, in Shanghai today: