In progress at UNHQ

Statements and Messages

29 April 2014

SG/SM/15806-DC/3495

Secretary-General, Remembering Victims of Chemical Weapons, Says ‘Horrific’ Syria Attacks Cast Shadow over 2014 Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Day of Remembrance for Victims of Chemical Warfare, observed today:

29 April 2014

SG/SM/15805-IK/666

Secretary-General Hails Timely Progress towards Polls in Iraq, Condemns Violence Targeting Leaders, Candidates, Electoral Staff

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

28 April 2014

SG/SM/15804

Condemning Abduction of Military Monitors in Ukraine, Secretary-General Urges Parties Return to Spirit of Compromise in Geneva Talks

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

28 April 2014

SG/SM/15803-AFR/2873

Secretary-General, Alarmed by Mass Death Sentence, Youth Movement Ban in Egypt, Stresses Security Implications for Entire Region

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

28 April 2014

SG/SM/15802-DEV/3085

At Event, Secretary-General Stresses Importance of Sport in Restoring Normalcy for Refugees in Conflict, Post-Conflict Situations

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the event “Celebrating Sport for Development and Peace”, in New York on 28 April:

28 April 2014

SG/SM/15801-SC/11370

Secretary-General, in Security Council Debate on Security Sector Reform, Says Host Nations Must Do More to Meet Immediate Needs

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on security sector reform, in New York today:

28 April 2014

SG/SM/15800-DC/3494

Secretary-General, Marking Anti-Proliferation Text’s Anniversary, Says Weapons of Mass Destruction Have No Role in Modern World

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the tenth anniversary of the adoption of resolution 1540 (2004), observed today:

25 April 2014

SG/SM/15799

Secretary-General, Addressing Partnership Group on Myanmar, Says Country Engaged in ‘Defining Phase’ of Its History

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the meeting of the Partnership Group on Myanmar, in New York today:

25 April 2014

SG/SM/15798-SC/11368-DC/3493

Reaffirm Commitment to Eradicating Terrorism, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Secretary-General Urges in Anniversary Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the tenth anniversary of the adoption of Security Council resolution 1540 (2004), to be observed in New York on 28 April:

25 April 2014

SG/SM/15797-SC/11366-WOM/1988

Conflict-Related Sexual Violence Destructive as ‘Any Bomb or Bullet’, Secretary-General Tells Security Council Open Debate

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council open debate on sexual violence in conflict, in New York today: