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Statements and Messages

6 May 2013

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Secretary-General, Calling for Stepped-Up Efforts to Meet Millennium Goals, Says Investing in Women’s, Children’s Health Yields High Returns

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a special event on “Meeting the Challenges of the Health Millennium Development Goals and Beyond”, in New York, 6 May:

6 May 2013

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Secretary-General Increasingly Concerned at Wave of Violence in Bangladesh

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

6 May 2013

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Secretary-General Urges Global Compact Board to Accelerate Efforts, as Too Many Businesses Still Willing to Sacrifice Workers’ Rights for Bottom Line

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the United Nations Global Compact Board Meeting in New York, 6 May:

6 May 2013

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Traffic Accidents Kill 1.3 Million People Each Year, but with Commitment Roads Can Be Made Safer for All, Secretary-General Says in Video Message

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for Global Road Safety Week, 6–12 May:

6 May 2013

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Secretary-General, Gravely Concerned over Reported Israeli Air Strikes in Syria, Calls on All Sides to Prevent Escalation of ‘Already Highly Dangerous Conflict’

The following statement was issued on 5 May by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

6 May 2013

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attacks in Disputed Abyei, Proof of Need for Sudan, South Sudan to Resolve Area’s Final Status

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

2 May 2013

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In Exposing Misdeeds and Misrule, Journalists Confront Governments, Corporations, Criminals, Militias Who Want to Censor Them, Says Secretary-General on Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on World Press Freedom Day, in New York, 2 May:

2 May 2013

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In Time of Transition and Test, Culture Indispensable in ‘Reminding Us of Our Common Humanity’, Says Secretary-General in Message to Anniversary Concert

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Solomon Mikhoels International Cultural Center at “Culture beyond Borders” Gala Concert, in New York, 1 May:

1 May 2013

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Secretary-General, at Andrew Carnegie Lecture, Says Preventive Diplomacy Hampered by Sovereignty Concerns of Member States, Fears of External Interference

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks, as delivered, at the inaugural Andrew Carnegie Distinguished Lecture on Conflict Prevention, in honour of David Hamburg, in New York, 1 May:

1 May 2013

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‘When It Is Safe To Speak, the Whole World Benefits,’ Says Secretary-General in Message for World Press Freedom Day

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Press Freedom day, observed on 3 May: