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Statements and Messages

22 June 2011

SG/SM/13662-OBV/1012

Secretary-General, in Message for International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, Says Production Can Never Be Tackled Fully without Reducing Demand

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, to be observed on 26 June:

21 June 2011

SG/SM/13661-GA/11103

Secretary-General Tells General Assembly ‘It Has Been a Great Privilege to Serve; That You Should Ask Me to Serve Once Again Makes It All the Greater’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly, in New York, today, 21 June:

21 June 2011

SG/SM/13660-ECO/193

Secretary-General, at Board Meeting, Stresses Importance of Greater Worldwide Acceptance of United Nations Global Compact Business Principles

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Global Compact Board meeting in New York today, 21 June:

21 June 2011

SG/SM/13659-DEV/2901

Improved Sanitation Can Contribute to All Global Development Goals, Says Secretary-General at Launch of Sustainable ‘Five-year Drive to 2015’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of “Sustainable Sanitation: Five-year Drive to 2015”, in New York today, 21 June:

21 June 2011

SG/SM/13658-OBV/1011-REF/1197

On Refugee Day, Secretary-General Says Poor Countries Host ‘Vastly More’ Displaced People than Wealthier Ones, Imbalance in Sharing Global Burden Must Be Redressed

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the World Refugee Day Nansen Lecture, in New York, 20 June:

20 June 2011

SG/SM/13657-HR/5065-OBV/1010

‘No Exceptional Circumstances’ for Torture — Whether War, Political Instability, Public Emergency, or National Security, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June:

20 June 2011

SG/SM/13656-OBV/1009

Secretary-General, in Message, Encourages Public Servants Worldwide to Strive for Greater Impact in Building Better Life for All

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Public Service Day, observed on 23 June:

20 June 2011

SG/SM/13655-OBV/1008-WOM/1865

In Message for First Widows’ Day, Secretary-General Says Reduce Widows’ Suffering by Raising Their Status in Their Hour of Need

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Widows’ Day, observed on 23 June:

20 June 2011

SG/SM/13654-IAEA/1375

New Page of History about to Be Turned in Relationship with Nuclear Energy, Secretary-General Says in Message on Nuclear Safety

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Sergio Duarte, High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, to the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Conference on Nuclear Safety, today, 20 June, in Vienna:

20 June 2011

SG/SM/13653-AFR/2196

Secretary-General, Welcoming Agreement on Abyei, Sudan, Calls on Parties to Fully Abide by Provisions to Demilitarize Area

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