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Statements and Messages


SG/SM/11939-AFR/1773
19 November 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11939
AFR/1773
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL CONCERNED AT NEW PIRACY ACTS OFF SOMALIA’S COAST, STRONGLY


SUPPORTS EFFORTS TO ADDRESS SCOURGE, STRENGTHEN SECURITY IN AREA


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

SG/SM/11938-ECO/139-SAG/422
19 November 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11938
ECO/139
SAG/422
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP, GLOBAL REACH OF INTERNATIONAL LABOUR ORGANIZATION’S GOVERNING


BODY PROMOTES DECENT WORK CRUCIAL TO WEATHER BAD TIMES, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL

SG/SM/11937-AFR/1772
19 November 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11937
AFR/1772
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

Secretary-General welcomes humanitarian access in Democratic Republic of Congo


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

SG/SM/11927-ECO/136
17 November 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11927
ECO/136
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

WORLD LEADERS MUST NOT ALLOW TODAY’S FINANCIAL CRISIS TO EVOLVE ‘INTO TOMORROW’S


HUMAN CRISIS’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL TO GROUP OF 20 SUMMIT

 


Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Group of 20 Financial Summit in Washington, D.C., on 14 November:

SG/SM/11931-AFR/1770-OBV/745
17 November 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11931
AFR/1770
OBV/745
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

IN MESSAGE FOR AFRICA INDUSTRIALIZATION DAY, SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS ABILITY


TO PROCESS RAW MATERIALS INTO HIGH-VALUE-ADDED GOODS IS ESSENTIAL


Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on Africa Industrialization Day, to be observed on 20 November:

SG/SM/11928-ECO/137
17 November 2008
Secretary-GeneralSG/SM/11928
ECO/137
Department of Public Information • News and Media Division • New York

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN STATEMENT FOLLOWING SUMMIT ON WORLD ECONOMY, URGES

 

‘GREEN’ ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AS PART OF FISCAL STIMULUS PACKAGE


The following statement was issued on Saturday, 15 November, by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon: