Secretary-General, Saddened by Deaths in Haiti Rainstorm, Gives Assurances on Adequacy of Emergency Response Supplies
SG/SM/13148-IHA/1287
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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General Assembly Urges Concessionary Development Financing for Small Island Developing States, Greater Attention to Vulnerabilities
GA/11002-ENV/DEV/1163
Concerned about the sustainable development challenges facing small island developing States, and their uneven progress towards realizing the Millennium Development Goals, the General Assembly today urged international financial institutions to give them adequate access to concessionary financing for investment in sustainable development, and development partners to pay due attention to their unique vulnerabilities so they could recover economically.
Deputy Secretary-General, at Closing of Review Meeting, Calls Challenges Facing Small Island Developing States ‘Global Issues that Affect Us All’
DSG/SM/525-GA/11003-ENV/DEV/1164
Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks at the closing session of the high-level review meeting on the Mauritius Strategy for small island developing States, in New York today, 25 September:
Security Council Committee on Somalia and Eritrea Issues Updated List of Individuals and Entities
SC/10040
On 24 September 2010, the Security Council Committee pursuant to resolutions 751 (1992) and 1907 (2009) concerning Somalia and Eritrea updated the list of individuals and entities subject to the travel ban, assets freeze and targeted arms embargo imposed by paragraphs 1, 3 and 7 of resolution 1844 (2008).
With Global Response to Terrorism ‘Gathering Steam’, Secretary-General, in Remarks to Security Council, Urges Focus on Root Causes, Information-Sharing, Human Rights
SG/SM/13149-SC/10039
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council’s open debate on countering terrorism, in New York, 27 September:
Disappointed by Israel’s Silence on Settlements, Secretary-General, Concerned by ‘Provocative Actions on the Ground', Urges Freeze on Building Activity
SG/SM/13150
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
When Spotlights Are Switched Off, Says Secretary-General as Millennium Development Goals Summit Closes, World Attention Quickly Moves on; ‘We Cannot Let that Happen’
SG/SM/13133-GA/10995-DEV/2833
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the high-level plenary meeting of the General Assembly on the Millennium Development Goals, in New York, today, 22 September
Security Council Concerned about Continuing Threat of Terrorism, Including Actions Driven by Intolerance, Extremism
SC/10038
The Security Council noted with concern today that terrorism continued to pose a serious threat to international peace and security, the enjoyment of human rights and the social and economic development of all Members States, while the threat had become more diffuse and terrorist acts motivated by intolerance or extremism had increased.
Secretary-General, in Message to Mark International Day of Older Persons, Urges Services That Give Them Chance for Life beyond Mere Survival
SG/SM/13151-OBV/917
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Older Persons, to be observed on 1 October:
Senior Government Officials from Nations on the Front Lines of Climate Change Urge Comprehensive Action to Help with Mitigation, Adaptation Measures
GA/11004
Amid their efforts to mitigate and adapt to the adverse, often destructive effects of climate change, individual countries were unable tackle the vast, far-reaching challenges alone, making it vital for the international community to develop a coordinated approach to the issue, leaders of small island developing States stressed today as the General Assembly continued its annual general debate.