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Statements and Messages

4 November 2010

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Environment Suffers in Warfare, Risking Welfare of Vulnerable, Secretary-General Says in Message, Urging Renewal of Commitment to Natural Resource Base

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, 6 November:

4 November 2010

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Peacebuilding Fund’s Ambitious Three-Year Goal of $100 Million per Year Feasible, Says Secretary-General, Urging All to Be ‘Investor in Peace’

Following is a text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Peacebuilding Fund high-level stakeholders’ meeting, today, 4 November, in New York:

3 November 2010

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‘Appalled’ Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Spate of Lethal Bombings in Iraq

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

3 November 2010

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Secretary-General, in Message to Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan, Applauds Forum for Delivering Results

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Staffan de Mistura, his Special Representative, to the fourth Regional Economic Cooperation Conference on Afghanistan, in Istanbul today, 3 November:

3 November 2010

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Welcoming Consensus on Guinea Run-off Election, Secretary-General Warns against Incitement, Divisive Statements or Actions

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

3 November 2010

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Secretary-General, at Beijing’s Central Party School, Stresses Need for China to Take Leadership Role in Raising Other Nations Out of Poverty

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's remarks as prepared for delivery to the Round Table on Global Governance and Harmonious Society, at the Communist Party of China Central Party School in Beijing today, 3 November:

1 November 2010

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Secretary-General Hails ‘Significant Results’ of Moroccan Human Development Strategy, as Signal ‘Millennium Development Goals Can Be Achieved’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Agadir International Development Forum on the National Initiative for Human Development, in Agadir, Morocco, 1 November:

1 November 2010

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As Globalization Draws People Closer Together, Secretary-General Says, Making Most of Cultural Diversity, Promoting Cross-Cultural Dialogue Can Ease Tensions

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “Cultural Forum” hosted by the Jiefang Daily newspaper, in Shanghai today, 1 November:

1 November 2010

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Hailing China as World’s Fastest Growing Economy, Secretary-General Urges Chinese Government to Put Greater Emphasis on Social Equity, Environmental Sustainability

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at Nanjing University, Nanjing, China, 31 October:

1 November 2010

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Secretary-General Congratulates People of Kyrgyzstan on Parliamentary Elections

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