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Statements and Messages

6 August 2010

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There Are No Bystanders When Nuclear Are Weapons Used, Secretary-General Says in Hiroshima, Calling their Abolition ‘a Common Sense Policy’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a welcome ceremony by Hiroshima citizens, on 6 August:

6 August 2010

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At Hiroshima Ceremony, Secretary-General Says Only Sane Path to Safer World Moving from ‘Ground Zero to Global Zero’ — a World Free of Nuclear Weapons

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Peace Memorial Ceremony in Hiroshima, Japan, 6 August:

5 August 2010

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Secretary-General Says Memorials for Korean Atomic Bomb Victims ‘Moving Tributes’, Powerful Testament to Unity of All the World’s Peoples in Face of Disaster

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Memorial for Korean Atomic Bomb Victims in Nagasaki, 5 August:

5 August 2010

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At Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Monument, Secretary-General Says: ‘We Must Never Allow Such Devastation to Be Inflicted on any Population, Anywhere, Ever Again’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a wreath laying at the Hypocenter Monument in Nagasaki, 5 August:

5 August 2010

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In Interconnected World, Young People Must Learn Skills — Listening, Empathy — That Encourage Dialogue across Cultures, Says Secretary-General in Message

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

4 August 2010

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In Response to Pakistan Flood Disaster, Secretary-General Dispatches Special Envoy to Assess Situation, Help Mobilize Support for Immediate Needs, Early Recovery

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

4 August 2010

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Secretary-General Congratulates People of United Republic of Tanzania for Peaceful Referendum in Zanzibar

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

4 August 2010

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No Other Challenge in Pacific as Urgent, Potentially Life-Threatening as Climate Change, Says Secretary-General in Message to Leaders Meeting in Vanuatu

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders Meeting, delivered by Thomas Stelzer, Assistant Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, in Port Vila, Vanuatu, 4 August:

4 August 2010

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In Remarks at Waseda University, Secretary-General Urges Young Japanese to Become ‘Leaders for Disarmament’, Keep Memory of Hiroshima, Nagasaki Alive

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a dialogue with Waseda University students, in Tokyo, 4 August:

3 August 2010

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Following Exchange of Fire between Lebanese Armed Forces, Israeli Defense Forces in Southern Lebanon, Secretary-General Urges Maximum Restraint

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