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Statements and Messages

3 August 2012

SG/SM/14442-GA/11267

Secretary-General Says While Syrian Parties, Especially Government, Have Primary Responsibility to End Violence, Conflict Is Test of Everything UN Stands For

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly meeting under the item “Prevention of Armed Conflict”, today, 3 August, in New York:

2 August 2012

SG/SM/14441

Secretary-General Announces Resignation of Joint Special Envoy for Syria, Kofi Annan, Says Consultations with Arab States Under Way for Successor

The following statement by the UN Secretary-General was issued today:

1 August 2012

SG/SM/14440-IK/648

Secretary-General Commends Peaceful Transfer of Nearly 2,000 Iraqis from Camp New Iraq to Camp Hurriya, towards Ultimate Goal of Refugees’ Safe Resettlement

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

1 August 2012

SG/SM/14439-AFR/2424

Secretary-General Welcomes Provisional Constitution in Somalia, but Given Today’s Suicide Attacks, Warns Terrorism Must Not Be Allowed to Reverse Gains

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

31 July 2012

SG/SM/14438-GA/11265

Secretary-General Outlines Messages He Took to G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, Introduces Mexico’s Vice-Minister to Brief General Assembly in Detail

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the Group of Twenty (G-20) Summit, in New York, 31 July:

30 July 2012

SG/SM/14437-OBV/14437

In Message on International Day of Friendship, Secretary-General Says Challenge Now to Sustain Global Spirit of Solidarity Forged at Olympic Games in London

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Friendship, 30 July:

30 July 2012

SG/SM/14436-DC/3373

Secretary-General Disappointed at Inability of Conference on Arms Trade Treaty to Agree on Text, but Says ‘Considerable Common Ground’ on Which to Build

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

27 July 2012

SG/SM/14435

Secretary-General, in Video Message, Calls for Honouring of Olympic Truce

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Olympic Games and Truce today, 27 July:

27 July 2012

SG/SM/14434

Secretary-General Says Message of Olympic Truce — for Nations to Set Aside Differences, Place Harmony Over Hostility — ‘Dream on Which the United Nations is Built’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at an event on the Olympic Truce and Sport for Social Change, in London 27 July:

26 July 2012

SG/SM/14433-DC/3372

Secretary-General Concerned by Limited Progress in Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations; Calls on Delegations to Show Flexibility, Work in Good Faith to Bridge Differences

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