SG/SM/15246
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Valerie Amos, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, to the closing session of the European Forum Alpbach, in Austria on 31 August:
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SG/T/2919
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in the Netherlands in the late afternoon of Tuesday, 27 August, after a flight from the Republic of Korea.
SG/SM/15245-AFR/2689
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
SG/T/2920
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon‑taek, arrived in Vienna on the evening of Wednesday, 28 August.
SC/11108-AFR/2688-PKO/370
The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President María Cristina Perceval (Argentina):
SG/T/2918
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in the Republic of Korea in the afternoon of Thursday, 22 August, on a flight from New York that left the day before.
DC/3448-OBV/1250
The worldwide observance of the fourth annual International Day against Nuclear Tests will be commemorated on Thursday, 29 August. The Day highlights the efforts of the United Nations and a growing community of advocates, including Member States, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations, academic institutions, youth networks and media in informing and educating on the importance of a ban on nuclear weapons testing for the achievement of a safer and more secure world.
SG/SM/15243-HR/5158
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the fiftieth anniversary commemoration of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” Speech, in Washington, D.C., 28 August:
SG/SM/15241
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the Ministerial Conference on the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes, as prepared for delivery, in The Hague, 28 August:
SG/SM/15244-AFR/2687-PKO/369
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: