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Statements and Messages

12 February 2013

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‘We Face a Race against Time,’ Secretary-General Tells Council on Foreign Relations, Urging Collective Action to Address Crisis in Syria, Threat of Climate Catastrophe

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Sorensen Distinguished Lecture on the United Nations at the Council on Foreign Relations, in New York, 11 February:

11 February 2013

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Killings of Doctors, Health Workers in Nigeria, Says Attacks Could Have Devastating Effect on Fight to Improve Health Everywhere

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

11 February 2013

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Secretary-General Says United Nations Working Hard to Provide Hope, Better Opportunity for Young, at Launch of Headquarters Tour for Children

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the United Nations Children’s Tour, in New York on 11 February:

11 February 2013

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‘Water is Life,’ Says Secretary-General, Calling on World Community to Work Together to Protect, Carefully Manage Fragile, Finite Resource, in Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the International Year of Water Cooperation 2013, which was launched at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Headquarters in Paris on 11 February:

11 February 2013

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On Lunar New Year, Secretary-General Calls for Working Together ‘in Harmony for Peace, Prosperity and a Healthy Planet’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video and radio message in commemoration of the Lunar New Year and the Year of the Snake, released 10 February:

11 February 2013

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Mortar Attack on Camp Liberty in Iraq; Calls on Government to Fully Investigate, Bring Perpetrators to Justice

The following statement was issued on 9 February by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the situation in Camp Liberty, Iraq:

8 February 2013

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Marking One-year Countdown to Sochi Winter Olympics, Secretary-General Highlights Important Partnership between UN, Olympic Hosts in Promoting Olympic Ideals

Following are the remarks of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a New York ceremony on 7 February marking the one-year countdown to the Sochi Winter Olympic Games: