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5 July 2013

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Secretary-General Expresses Growing Concern over Egypt amid Reported Clashes, Sexual Violence, Due Process Failures, Restrictions on Expression

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

5 July 2013

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Secretary-General, Welcoming European Parliament Vote, Calls Efficient Carbon Markets Key to Cost-effective Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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

5 July 2013

SG/SM/15154

Secretary-General, in Message to Caribbean Community Summit, Hails Region’s Advocacy for Small Island States, Role in Talks on Arms Trade Treaty

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, to the thirty-fourth Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in Port-of-Spain on 4 July:

5 July 2013

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Denmark Delivers, Secretary-General Declares at Opening of UN City in Copenhagen, While Praising Organization’s Other Eco-friendly Architectural Improvements

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the opening of UN City in Copenhagen on 4 July:

5 July 2013

SG/SM/15152-AFR/2658

Welcoming ‘Breakthrough’ Agreement in Guinea, Secretary-General Praises ‘Sense of Compromise’ that Ended Political Impasse

The following statement was issued on 4 July by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

3 July 2013

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Secretary-General, Concerned about ‘Military Interference’ in Egypt, Stresses Need to Reinforce Civilian Rule, Peacefully Seek Common Ground towards Transition

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

3 July 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message to Review Conference on Human Rights, Stresses Importance of Addressing Remaining Gender Inequalities

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Conference on Population and Development Review International Conference on Human Rights, to be held in The Hague on 7 July:

2 July 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message, Says International Day Highlights Ways Cooperatives Can Help Build Resilience in All Regions, All Economic Sectors

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Cooperatives, 6 July:

2 July 2013

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Addressing University Students, Secretary-General Says Iceland Gives World ‘a Glimpse of the Possibility of a Sustainable, Low-emissions Future’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the University of Iceland: “ Iceland and the United Nations: Building a Sustainable Future for All”, in Reykjavik, 2 July:

2 July 2013

SG/SM/15147

Gravely Concerned at Heavy Fighting in Homs, Syria, Secretary-General Urges Warring Sides to Avoid Civilian Casualties, Allow Trapped Persons to Leave

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