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Statements and Messages

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15058

Chaos Inside Syria Creates Fertile Ground for Radicalism, Threatens Regional Stability, Secretary-General Warns in Message to Consultative Meeting

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Gary Lewis, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Iran, to the Consultative Meeting on Syria, in Tehran, on 28-29 May:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15057-DEV/2989

Local Voices, Action Critical in Process towards Post-2015 Sustainable Development Policies, Secretary-General Tells Global Task Force

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the meeting of the Global Task Force of Local and Regional Governments for the Post-2015 Development Agenda, as delivered by the Assistant Secretary-General of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Shamshad Akhtar, in New York, 28 May:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15056-GA/COL/3249

Secretary-General Urges Caribbean Regional Workshop Participants to Transfer Principles into Action, Become True ‘Enablers’ of Decolonization Process

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Caribbean Regional Seminar on Implementation of the third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism, as delivered by United Nations Resident Coordinator of Ecuador, Diego Zorrilla, in Quito, to be held between 28 and 30 May:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15055

Secretary-General’s Message to Meeting on Physical Education Urges Intensified Efforts towards Eradication of All Discrimination in Sport

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by his Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, to the fifth International Conference of Ministers and Senior Officials Responsible for Physical Education and Sport, in Berlin on 28 May:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15054-ECO/223

Secretary-General, in Message to Trade Forum, Urges Maximizing Potential of Services as Tool for Inclusive, Sustainable Development

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Beijing International Fair for Trade in Services and the Global Services Forum on 28‑29 May:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15053

Secretary-General Reiterates Priority of Protecting Civilians in Syria, Keeping Violence from Spilling across Borders

The following statement was issued on 26 May by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15052

Secretary-General Heralds ‘Significant Achievement’ in Peace Talks between Colombian Government, Revolutionary Armed Forces

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 26 May:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15051-AFR/2635-AIDS/186

Secretary-General Says Dramatic Turnaround, Remarkable Progress Combating AIDS, Tuberculosis, Malaria ‘Driven’ by African Leaders’ Collective Action

Following are UN Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the lunch with African leaders in AIDS Watch Africa, in Addis Ababa, 26 May:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15050-AFR/2634

Recurring Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Must End, Stresses Secretary-General at First Meeting of Regional Framework Accord

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the 11+4 regional oversight meeting of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the region, in Addis Ababa, 26 May:

28 May 2013

SG/SM/15049-AFR/2633

‘No Problem in Africa that Cannot Be Solved by Potential of Africa’, Says Secretary-General at Fiftieth Anniversary Celebration

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the ceremony marking the fiftieth anniversary of the Organization of African Unity/African Union, in Addis Ababa on 25 May: