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22 September 2009

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Secretary-General Remains ‘Gravely Concerned’ by Abduction of Two United Nations Staff Members of Hybrid Mission in Darfur

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

22 September 2009

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Secretary-General Tells World Leaders at Summit’s Closing ‘Opportunity, Responsibility to Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change Is in Your Hands’

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks at the high-level Summit on Climate Change, 22 September, in New York:

22 September 2009

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Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen at United Nations Headquarters

Following is a transcript of the joint press conference by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Denmark’s Prime Minister, Lars Løkke Rasmussen, held in New York today, 22 September:

22 September 2009

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Secretary-General Welcomes Transfer of Indictee by Congolese Government to International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda

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

22 September 2009

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In Message to Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, Secretary-General Urges Donors to Help Palestinian Authority Build on ‘Unprecedented’ Gains Made over Past Two Years

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, today, 22 September:

22 September 2009

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Failure to Reach Broad Agreement in Copenhagen Would Be ‘Morally Inexcusable, Economically Short-Sighted, Politically Unwise’, Secretary-General Warns

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks to the United Nations Climate Change Summit Plenary, in New York, 22 September:

22 September 2009

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Secretary-General, on Eve of United Nations Climate Summit, Calls for Urgent Action, Praises Leadership of Alliance of Small Island Developing States

Following is the text of remarks by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon to the Alliance of Small Island Developing States Summit on Climate Change, Monday, 21 September: