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Statements and Messages

25 April 2013

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Secretary-General Heralds Africa’s Great Strides towards Long-term Peace, Democracy, Prosperity, Declining Conflicts at General Assembly Debate

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly thematic debate on the peaceful resolution of conflicts in Africa, in New York on 25 April:

25 April 2013

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Hailing Campaign as ‘History in the Making’, Secretary-General Urges Worldwide Partners to End Polio Forever in Message to Global Vaccine Summit

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Global Vaccine Summit in Abu Dhabi, 25 April:

25 April 2013

SG/SM/14982

Secretary-General Expresses Support for Dialogue to Return Korean Industrial Complex to Normal Operation

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

25 April 2013

SG/SM/14981

Secretary-General Welcomes Large Turnout, Peaceful Conduct of Paraguay Elections

The following statement was issued on 24 April by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

24 April 2013

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At Tribute to Designers of UN Headquarters, Secretary-General Says ‘Let Us Carry on This Spirit of International Collaboration to Build a Better Future for All’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the special General Assembly tribute to Oscar Niemeyer and the United Nations Board of Design, as prepared for delivery, today in New York:

24 April 2013

SG/SM/14979-AFR/2603

Secretary-General Welcomes Further Positive Conclusions Reached at Addis Ababa Meeting by Sudan, South Sudan on Implementation of September 2012 Agreements

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

24 April 2013

SG/SM/14978-AFR/2602

Secretary-General Says Signing of Joint Declaration by Political Parties in Guinea Confirms Determination to Resolve Outstanding Issues Peacefully

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

24 April 2013

SG/SM/14977-ECOSOC/6571-DEV/2985

Secretary-General Proposes Creation of New UN Partnership Facility to ‘Capture’ Full Potential for Partnership, Yielding More Results at Fraction of Costs

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address at a special event of the Economic and Social Council, “Partnering for Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Development”, in New York, 24 April:

24 April 2013

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No Greater Gift than Healthy Start in Life, Secretary-General Says, But Millions of Children Denied Right to Healthy Future Because They Lack Simple Vaccination

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Roberto Valent, United Nations Resident Coordinator for Belize, on a World Vaccination Week Event in that country organized by the Pan American Health Organization, 24 April:

24 April 2013

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Secretary-General to Energy Finance Summit: ‘We Need to Scale Up Our Efforts and Our Ambition; the Climate Clock is Ticking’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the Bloomberg New Energy Finance Summit, in New York, 24 April: