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Statements and Messages

31 July 2013

SG/SM/15196

United Nations, New York City ‘Catching On and Catching Up’, Says Secretary-General, Marking Netherlands’ Bike Rack Donation

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the ceremony marking bike rack donation by the Netherlands, on 31 July, in New York:

31 July 2013

SG/SM/15195-AFR/2674-HR/5155

With Large-scale Cyclical Violence Ravaging Democratic Republic of Congo, Secretary-General Says No Tolerance for Obstructing Civilian Protection

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Mary Robinson, Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for the Great Lakes Region, to the Summit of Heads of State and Government of the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, in Nairobi, 31 July:

29 July 2013

SG/SM/15194

Secretary-General Invites Club des Chefs des Chefs to Join Zero Hunger Challenge, as It Prepares Dinner for 250 Homeless in Harlem

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Club des Chefs des Chefs, in New York, 29 July:

29 July 2013

SG/SM/15193

‘Today, We Set Off on Road to Rio — to the 2016 Olympics,’ Says Secretary-General As Baton Passes from London, Confident Games Will Advance Sustainable Development

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event “Passing the Summer Olympics Baton: from London 2012 to Rio 2016”, in New York, 29 July:

29 July 2013

SG/SM/15192-AFR/2672

Secretary-General, Condemning 17 July Attack on Turkish Office Staff in Mogadishu, Expresses Hope It Will Not Weaken Support of Somalia’s Partners

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

29 July 2013

SG/SM/15191-IK/658

Alarmed by Worsening Security Situation in Iraq, including Today’s Car Bombings, Secretary-General Says Leaders Must Bring Country ‘Back from the Brink’

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

27 July 2013

SG/SM/15190-AFR/2671

Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Violence in Egypt, Calling on All Leaders to Put National Interest above Individual, Group, Political Aims

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

27 July 2013

SG/SM/15189

On Sixtieth Anniversary of Korean War Armistice Agreement, Secretary-General Says Question Remains Unresolved, Permanent Peace ‘a Distant Prospect’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered in Seoul by Noeleen Heyzer, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), for the sixtieth anniversary of the Korean War Armistice Agreement, 27 July:

26 July 2013

SG/SM/15188-AFR/2670

Ahead of 28 July Elections in Mali, Secretary-General Calls for Orderly Process, Strong Voter Turnout, Adherence to Candidates’ Code of Conduct

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

26 July 2013

SG/SM/15187-OBV/1244

International Day of Friendship, Says Secretary-General in Message, Reminder that Human Solidarity Essential to Promoting Lasting Peace

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Friendship, 30 July: