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Statements and Messages

11 August 2011

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Urging Model UN Conference Attendees to ‘Keep Working with Us, Pushing Us’, Secretary-General Says Active Engagement of Youth Today Will Shape Future

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Global Model United Nations Conference, in Incheon, Republic of Korea, today, 11 August:

10 August 2011

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‘Believe in Your Power’, Says Secretary-General, Urging University Students at Academic Impact Forum to Help Governments Build Better World for All

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the United Nations Academic Impact Forum, in Seoul today, 10 August:

9 August 2011

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‘Investments in Young People Will Pay Great Dividends in a Better Future for All’, Secretary-General Says in Message Commemorating International Youth Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Youth Day, to be observed 12 August:

9 August 2011

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Secretary-General Welcomes ‘Promising’ Initiatives to Help Prevent Genocide, Mass Atrocities, Says Responsibility to Protect Bolstered by Strong National Measures

The following statement was issued on 8 August by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

8 August 2011

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Let Those Honoured on World Humanitarian Day ‘Inspire Us to Start Our Own Journey to Make World a Better Place’, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Humanitarian Day, to be observed 19 August:

8 August 2011

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‘You Are Not Alone’, Says Secretary-General, Expressing United Nations Solidarity with People of ‘Triple Crises’ Areas in Fukushima Japan

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at Fukushima Minami High School, Fukushima, Japan, today, 8 August:

8 August 2011

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Secretary-General Says Japan among Best-Prepared to Deal with Natural Disasters, But Fukushima Accident Highlights Need to Boost Capacity for Emergency Response

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a breakfast hosted by Chiaki Takahashi, State Secretary for Foreign Affairs, and Yuhei Sato, Governor of Fukushima Prefecture, in Fukushima, Japan, today, 8 August: