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Statements and Messages

15 April 2013

SG/SM/14944-HR/5127

Culture, Religion, Tradition Can Never Justify Denial of Rights, Secretary-General Stresses in Message to Conference on Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the International Conference on Human Rights, Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity, in Oslo on 15-16 April:

15 April 2013

SG/SM/14943-DEV/2982

Bold, Determined Action Now Will Save Millions of Lives in Future, Stresses Secretary-General in Message to Global Newborn Health Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Agostinho Zacarias, United Resident Coordinator in South Africa, to the Global Newborn Health Conference in Johannesburg on 15 April:

15 April 2013

SG/SM/14942-AFR/2593-L/3211

Kampala Amendments Set Stage for ‘Paradigm Shift in International Law’, Secretary-General Tells Workshop on Ratification of Rome Statute

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Zachary Muburi-Muita, Head of the United Nations Office to the African Union, to the workshop on the ratification and implementation of the Kampala Amendments to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court, in Gaborone on 15 April:

15 April 2013

SG/SM/14941-HAB/219

Building on Successes, Attending to ‘Unfinished Business’ Will Make Cities Drivers of Sustainability, Secretary-General Tells UN-Habitat Governing Council

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Sahle‑Work Zewde, Director General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi, to the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Governing Council, in Nairobi on 15 April:

15 April 2013

SG/SM/14940-EN/276

Secretary-General Spells out ‘Ambitious but Achievable Objectives’ to be Realized by 2030, in Message to Dubai Global Energy Forum

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Dubai Global Energy Forum, in Dubai on 15 April:

12 April 2013

SG/SM/14939-AFR/2592

Secretary-General Commends Juba Meeting between Sudan and South Sudan Presidents, Urges Differences Be Resolved for Final Settlement of Abyei

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

12 April 2013

SG/SM/14938-DEV/2981

Heralding Great Progress, Secretary-General Calls World to Action in 1,000-Day Countdown to Millennium Development Goals Deadline

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Millennium Development Goals 1,000 Days of Action event, in New York on 12 April:

11 April 2013

SG/SM/14937

Secretary-General’s Message to ‘La Haute Mer, Avenir de L’humanité’ Conference Urges Stronger, More Pragmatic Protection for World’s Oceans

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Irina Bokova, Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), to La Haute mer, avenir de l’humanité Conference, in Paris on 11 April:

11 April 2013

SG/SM/14936

Cultural, Artistic Exchanges Vital in Promoting Mutual Understanding, Generating Good Will, Secretary-General Says in Message for Exhibition Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Elizabeth Spehar, Director of the Europe Division of the United Nations Department of Political Affairs, to a viewing of the exhibition “Temple and Tomb, Prehistoric Malta, 3600-2500 B.C.”, in New York on 10 April:

11 April 2013

SG/SM/14935

Improving Global Health Demands Committed Leaders, Determined Partners, Engaged Global Citizens, Secretary-General Tells Envision 2013 Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Peter Launsky-Tieffenthal, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, to Envision 2013: Stories of the Global Health Challenge, in New York on 10 April: