SC/9992-AFG/359
The following Security Council press statement on Afghanistan was read out today by Council President U. Joy Ogwu (Nigeria):
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Press Release
SG/T/2745
On Monday, 19 July, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon left Geneva to travel to Afghanistan, to co-chair the International Conference on Afghanistan with President Hamid Karzai, which would take place the following day. As the Secretary-General noted, the Tuesday meeting was the first international conference on Afghanistan to be held in the country, organized by the Afghan Government for the Afghan people.
PAL/2135-PI/1949
LISBON, 23 July — The eighteenth International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East concluded this morning with two panel discussions, the first on “Harnessing new media for positive change in the Middle East”, and the second on “The Civil Society Initiative: The role of Israeli and Palestinian mayors in contributing to peace and security in the Middle East”.
SG/SM/13024-PAL/2133-PI/1947
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Kiyo Akasaka, Under Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, to the International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East, held in Lisbon, Portugal, on 22 July:
SG/SM/13023-ICJ/623
The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:
PAL/2134-PI/1948
The eighteenth International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East continued this afternoon, holding two panel discussions on the topics “New media vs. traditional media: allies or adversaries in furthering the peace process” and “The role of Israeli and Palestinian women in achieving peace and security in the Middle East”.
PAL/2132-PI/1946
The Eighteenth International Media Seminar on Peace in the Middle East opened in Lisbon, Portugal, this morning under the theme “The role of the Media, including New Media, in Advancing the Middle East Peace Process”.
SG/T/2743
Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Madrid, Spain, on Friday, 16 July, in the morning, to attend the first meeting of the Millennium Development Goals Advocacy Group, which he had recently launched.
SG/SM/13022-PAL/2131
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the children of Gaza on the occasion of the UNRWA Summer Games, to be held on 22 July:
SG/T/2744
The Secretary-General arrived in Geneva on Sunday, 18 July. That afternoon, he visited the League of Nations Museum, at the Palais des Nations. The following day, he held a breakfast meeting with the heads of the United Nations organizations based in Geneva.