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Statements and Messages

10 September 2013

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South-South Cooperation Offers Concrete Solutions to Common Development Challenges, Secretary-General Says in Message for Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, to be observed on 12 September:

10 September 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message to General Assembly Debate, Outlines Challenges of Ensuring Credit Rating Agencies Promote Financial System’s Stability

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Wu Hongbo, Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, to the General Assembly thematic debate on “The Role of Credit Rating Agencies in the International Financial System”, in New York, on 10 September:

10 September 2013

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Secretary-General Hails Spain’s Contributions on Millennium Development Goals as Queen Sofia Hosts ‘Water and Cooperation’ Working Breakfast

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a working breakfast hosted by Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain on “Water and Cooperation: Spain’s Commitment to the Millennium Development Goals”, in New York, on 10 September:

9 September 2013

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Secretary-General, at Event in Honour of United States Permanent Representative, Says More Such Influential Voices Needed to Push for ‘Common Progress’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a reception hosted by the United Nations Foundation and the Business Council for the United Nations in honour of Samantha Power, Permanent Representative of the United States, in New York, on 9 September:

9 September 2013

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Secretary-General, at Reception Honouring New York, Says He Will Urge Government Heads to Take Inspiration from Mayor’s Effective, Visionary Leadership

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a reception to honour New York as host city to the diplomatic and consular community on 9 September:

9 September 2013

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

Following a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference, held in New York today, 9 September:

9 September 2013

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Bias, Exclusion, Stigma Remain Daily Realities for Too Many, Secretary-General Stresses in Message to Disability Rights Awards Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Ivan Simonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights, to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Rights award ceremony honouring Her Majesty Queen Sofia of Spain, in New York on 9 September 2013:

8 September 2013

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Information and Communications Technology Central to Advancing Development Targets, Secretary-General Tells ‘BYND 2015’ Global Youth Summit

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Ahmad Alhendawi, his Envoy on Youth, to the BYND 2015 Global Youth Summit in San José, Costa Rica, on 8 September 2013:

6 September 2013

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Insecurity, Limited Access, Funding Shortfalls Impeding Relief Efforts in Syria, Secretary-General Tells Humanitarian Initiative

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Humanitarian Initiative on Syria, on the margins of the G-20 Leaders Summit in Saint Petersburg on 6 September:

5 September 2013

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Humanitarian Situation in Syria Outpacing Aid Efforts, Secretary-General Warns at G-20 Summit, Citing ‘Terrible and Tragic’ Statistics

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on Syria, as prepared for delivery, to the G-20 leaders in St. Petersburg, Russian Federation, 5 September: