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Statements and Messages

10 April 2013

SG/SM/14934

Questions Facing Hammarskjöld Still Relevant Today, Secretary-General Says at Event to Mark 60 Years since Predecessor Took Office

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the commemoration of 60 years since Dag Hammarskjöld took office as Secretary-General, in New York on 10 April:

10 April 2013

SG/SM/14933-GA/11356

Long-term Peace, Stability Require Acknowledging Past Wrongs, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Debate on Role of Criminal Justice in Reconciliation

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly Thematic Debate on the Role of International Criminal Justice in Reconciliation, in New York on 10 April:

10 April 2013

SG/SM/14932

Secretary-General Saddened by Loss of Life, Destruction Caused by Earthquake in Iran, Says UN Stands Ready to Provide Assistance, Mobilize International Support

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 9 April:

9 April 2013

SG/SM/14931

Secretary-General Advises World Travel and Tourism Council to Take Greater Account of Local, Global Environment when Investing in Sector

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, to the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit, in Abu Dhabi on 9-10 April:

9 April 2013

SG/SM/14930-AFR/2590

Secretary-General Appalled by Attack on UN Mission Convoy in South Sudan, Calls on Government to Bring Perpetrators of Crime to Justice

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

8 April 2013

SG/SM/14929-DC/3429

Secretary-General Urges Review Conference on Chemical Weapons to Ensure ‘Fog of War’ Will Never again Comprise Poison Gas

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the third Review Conference of States Parties to the Chemical Weapons Convention, in The Hague on 8 April:

8 April 2013

SG/SM/14928

Secretary-General Saddened to Learn about Death of Margaret Thatcher, United Kingdom’s ‘Pioneering’ Former Prime Minister

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

8 April 2013

SG/SM/14927-AFR/2589-DEV/2980

Darfur Development Strategy: ‘People Are Ready for Change’, Secretary-General Notes in Message to Conference, Urging Donors to Step Up Engagement

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Donor Conference for Reconstruction and Development in Darfur, held in Doha, 7 to 8 April:

5 April 2013

SG/SM/14926-ECO/218

Accepting New Economy Forum Award, Secretary-General Says It ‘Gives Timely Support to the Power, Purpose and Enormous Potential of Multilateralism’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, upon acceptance of the New Economy Forum Award, in Madrid, 5 April:

5 April 2013

SG/SM/14925-AFR/2588

Secretary-General, in Message for Commemoration of Rwanda Genocide, Stresses Need to Go beyond Words in Safeguarding People at Risk

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda, to be observed on 7 April: