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Statements and Messages

26 October 2009

SG/SM/12565

Marking 30th Anniversary of Development Partnership between United Nations, China, Secretary-General Vows to Continue ‘Strong’ Relationship to Build Better World

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the 30th anniversary of the United Nations system in China, held in Beijing today, 26 October:

26 October 2009

SG/SM/12564

Secretary-General Urges ‘Transformational Change’ to End Extreme Poverty, Tackle Climate Change, Banish Nuclear Weapons, Ensure Peace, Security, Human Rights

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the World Affairs Council, in Seattle, today, 26 October:

26 October 2009

SG/SM/12563-IK/610

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Baghdad Attacks, Urges Iraqis to Unite and Work to Protect Country’s Progress

This is the text of a statement by the Spokesperson of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon yesterday on the attacks in Baghdad:

26 October 2009

SG/SM/12562-OBV/822

On UN Day, Says Secretary-General in Message, ‘We Must Be More United Than Ever - United in Purpose, United in Action - to Make the World a Safer, Better Place’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on United Nations Day, 24 October:

26 October 2009

SG/SM/12561-OBV/821

Secretary-General Tells United Nations Day Concert Great Music Would Be Heard, but Time and Again, Peacekeepers' Good Works Go Unsung

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Day concert, “A Tribute to UN Peacekeeping”, in New York Friday, 23 October:

23 October 2009

SG/SM/12560-DEV/2769-WOM/1766

Secretary-General, in Message to Meeting of Women Business Leaders, Says World Looks To Businesses For Sustainable, Equitable Solutions to Today’s Challenges

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message delivered today to the fifty-seventh Congress of Femmes Chefs d’Entreprises Mondiales, taking place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, 23-30 October:

22 October 2009

SG/SM/12559

Survivors of Human Trafficking ‘Champions of Truth and Justice,’ Secretary-General Tells Headquarters Event on Heeding Voice of Victims of Human Trafficking

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Headquarters special event: “Giving Voice to Victims and Survivors of Human Trafficking”, today, 22 October:

22 October 2009

SG/SM/12558-PKO/224

Secretary-General Sends Condolences to Bereaved Family of Deputy Force Commander of United Nations Sudan Mission, Killed While on Leave in Pakistan

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

22 October 2009

SG/SM/12557-DEV/2768

‘Now Is the Time to Amplify Voices of the Vulnerable’, to Ensure Vital Development Pledges Are Met Secretary-General Says in Message to European Development Days

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to European Development Days, Stockholm, today, 22 October:

22 October 2009

SG/SM/12556-AFR/1901-REF/1193

‘Courage, Creativity’, Backed by International Solidarity Needed to Tackle Causes of Displacement in Africa, Secretary-General Tells Historic African Union Summit

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by António Guterres, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, to the African Union Special Summit of Heads of State and Government on Refugees, Returnees and Internally Displaced Persons in Africa, in Kampala today, 22 October: