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9 July 2012

SG/SM/14402

Secretary-General Applauds Peaceful Timor-Leste Parliamentary Elections, Pledges Continuing Support for Efforts to build Prosperous Future

The following statement was issue on 7 July by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

6 July 2012

SG/SM/14401-OBV/1122-POP/1008

Secretary-General, in Message for World Population Day, Urges Member States to Bridge Gap between Demand for, Supply of Reproductive Health Services

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Population Day, observed on 11 July:

6 July 2012

SG/SM/14400-AFR/2412-PKO/314

Secretary-General Regrets Peacekeeper’s Death in Democratic Republic of Congo

The following statement was issued on 6 July by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

6 July 2012

SG/SM/14399

Syria Conflict at Critical Stage, Says Secretary-General, Warning that Sectarian Civil War Would Be Devastating for Country as Well as Region

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the third meeting of the Group of Friends of the Syrian People, delivered by Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in Paris on 6 July:

5 July 2012

SG/SM/14398-PI/2038

Secretary-General, in Message to World Media Summit, Urges Governments to Ensure Justice, Protection of Journalists While Fighting Impunity

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the World Media Summit in Moscow on 5 July:

5 July 2012

SG/SM/14397-AFR/2411

Secretary-General Hails Libya’s ‘Long March towards Democracy’ as Polls Approach, Urging Every Citizen to Help Build ‘a Fully Free and Democratic State’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Libyan people on the 7 July election, issued on 5 July 2012:

5 July 2012

SG/SM/14396-ECOSOC/6526

2012 Development Cooperation Forum ‘Unique Platform to Identify Best Practices, Lay Ground for Improved Policy Coherence, Coordination,’ says Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the 2012 Development Cooperation Forum, in New York, today, 5 July:

5 July 2012

SG/SM/14395-DEV/2948

In Message to Summit of Caribbean Leaders, Secretary-General Hails Strong Cooperation between CARICOM, United Nations, Pledges More Targeted Support to Region

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the thirty-third meeting of the heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), in Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, 4 July:

3 July 2012

SG/SM/14394-DC/3363

Secretary-General, in Remarks to Conference on Arms Trade Treaty, Calls Absence of Global Instrument Dealing with Conventional Weapons ‘a Disgrace’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the United Nations Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty, in New York on 3 July:

3 July 2012

SG/SM/14393-HR/5101

Taking of Life Too Absolute, Irreversible, Says Secretary-General at High-Level Event on Death Penalty, Urging End to Capital Punishment

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a high-level event on the death penalty, in New York on 3 July: