Secretary-General’s Special Envoy to Visit Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
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The following statement was issued on Sunday, 31 January, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
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Secretary-General Pledges United Nations Full Support 'to Build Peace and Prosperity for All Africans’, in Remarks to African Union Summit
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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Summit of the African Union entitled “An Agenda for Prosperity and Peace”, in Addis Ababa, 31 January:
Values of Global Solidarity, Individual Dignity Still Central to Organization’s Work, Secretary-General Says in Message for Centenary of U Thant’s Birth
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the event marking the Centenary of the birth of U Thant in New Delhi today, 1 February:
Secretary-General, at Luncheon, Offers Toast: ‘To a Future United Cyprus’
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s toast at a luncheon hosted by Mehmet Ali Talat, Turkish Cypriot leader, in Cyprus, 1 February:
Mutually Beneficial Solution to Cyprus Question Within Reach Despite Obstacles, Challenges, Secretary-General Says in Dinner Toast
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s toast at a dinner hosted by President Dimitris Christofias of Cyprus, on 31 January:
Secretary-General, Arriving in Cyprus to Show Support for Reunification Talks, Says ‘I Am Confident That a Solution Is Possible and Within Reach’
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Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on arrival in Cyprus, 31 January:
Hailing Cyprus Leaders’ Commitment, Secretary-General Says Time Is Ripe to Push Ahead with Determination for Successful Resolution of Decades-Old Problem
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement at a press conference with Cypriot leaders Dimitris Christofias and Mehmet Ali Talat, including a joint statement which he read on their behalf, in Cyprus today, 1 February:
Secretary-General Appoints Major General Natalio C. Ecarma of Philippines Head of Mission, Force Commander of United Nations Disengagement Force
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today appointed Major General Natalio C. Ecarma of the Philippines as Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). Major General Ecarma will succeed Major General Wolfgang Jilke of Austria.
Deputy Secretary-General Says High Seas Beyond National Jurisdiction Badly in Need of Protection, Urges Working Group to Find Ecosystem Based Approach to Governance
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Following is Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s statement to the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction in New York, 1 February:
Secretary-General Appoints Haile Menkerios of South Africa as Special Representative for Sudan
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today announced the appointment of Haile Menkerios (South Africa) as his Special Representative for the Sudan. Mr. Menkerios will succeed Ashraf Jehangir Qazi (Pakistan), who has served as the Special Representative for the Sudan since 4 September 2007.