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Statements and Messages

15 November 2012

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Secretary-General Celebrates 60 Years of Headquarters Tours, Salutes Guides as ‘True All-Rounders’, Invaluable Ambassadors to Millions of Visitors

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the reception to celebrate 60 years of United Nations guided tours, in New York on 15 November:

15 November 2012

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Secretary-General Hails Somalia’s Important Step as Ministers Take Oath of Office

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

15 November 2012

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Secretary-General Pays Tribute to Traffic Accident Victims, Hails Global Efforts to Create Safe Roads, Save Lives

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, observed on 18 November:

15 November 2012

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Secretary-General Dismayed at Devastating Impact of Conventional Weapons in Populated Areas, Urges Treaty Parties to Ensure Civilian Protection

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Meeting of High Contracting Parties to the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons, as delivered by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, in Geneva, 15 November:

15 November 2012

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Credible Outcome to Peaceful Elections Critical for Consolidating Sierra Leone’s Hard-won Peace, Secretary-General Stresses in Pre-ballot Message

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

15 November 2012

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Secretary-General, in Message, Urges Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ministers to Set Tone for Government Responsiveness, Accountability

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Haile Menkerios, Special Envoy for Sudan and South Sudan, to the Ministerial Meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Djibouti on 14 November:

14 November 2012

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Secretary-General Says Internal Review Panel Report on Sri Lanka Will Be Made Public in Interests of Transparency, Accountability, Legitimacy, Credibility

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the Internal Review Panel Report on Sri Lanka:

14 November 2012

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Speak up for Shared Values, against All Bias, Secretary-General Urges ‘Moderate Majority’ in Message to Mark International Day of Tolerance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Tolerance, to be observed on 16 November:

14 November 2012

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Secretary-General, in Message for ‘Climate Reality Project’, Warns that Price of Inaction Will Outstrip Hurricane Sandy-related Recovery Cost

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the “Climate Reality Project: The Dirty Weather Report” webcast in New York on 14-15 November:

14 November 2012

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Secretary-General, in Video Message to Inauguration Ceremony, Says New Brasilia UN House Will Help Build Even More Productive Ties with Host Country

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the inauguration of the United Nations House in Brasilia, today, 14 November: