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DSG/SM/395-AFR/1706-DEV/2670
28 May 2008
Deputy Secretary-GeneralDSG/SM/395
AFR/1706
DEV/2670
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES SPECIFIC TICAD IV ACTION PLAN, IN LINE WITH SUMMIT


THEME –- ‘TOWARDS A VIBRANT AFRICA: A CONTINENT OF HOPE AND OPPORTUNITY’

DSG/SM/394
27 May 2008
Deputy Secretary-GeneralDSG/SM/394
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

HANDS-ON APPROACH MAKES MORE OF A DIFFERENCE THAN POLICIES OR RESOURCES,


DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TELLS GLOBAL NETWORK OF RELIGIONS FOR CHILDREN


Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks to the Global Network of Religions for Children in Hiroshima, on 26 May:

SG/SM/11596-PKO/182
27 May 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11596
PKO/182
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL, CONCERNED BY REPORTED UNDER-REPORTING OF ABUSE BY PEACEKEEPERS,

 

UNDERSCORES COMMITMENT TO CANDID, COMPREHENSIVE, ROBUST COUNTER-MEASURES

 


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

SG/SM/11597-IHA/1263
27 May 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11597
IHA/1263
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

FOCUS ON PEOPLE, NOT POLITICS, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNDERSCORING HUMANITARIAN


CHALLENGE IN ADDRESS TO INTERNATIONAL PLEDGING CONFERENCE FOR MYANMAR


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the ASEAN-UN International Pledging Conference in Yangon, on 25 May:

SG/SM/11595
27 May 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11595
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONGRATULATES LEBANESE ON ELECTION OF NEW PRESIDENT


The following statement was issued on Sunday, 25 May, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: