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Statements and Messages

20 December 2016

SG/SM/18387

Secretary-General Accepts Order of Civil Merit from Spain, Expresses Gratitude for Having Served United Nations during ‘Decade of Tumult and Triumph’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks upon accepting the Order of Civil Merit from Spain, in New York today:

19 December 2016

SG/SM/18384-SC/12644-AFR/3512

As Situation Deteriorates in South Sudan, Secretary-General Urges Security Council to Impose Arms Embargo, Calls for Reinvigorated Political Process

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council session on South Sudan, today:

19 December 2016

SG/SM/18382

Secretary-General Condemns Assassination of Russian Ambassador to Turkey, Stresses There Can Be No Justification for Targeting Diplomats, Civilians

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

19 December 2016

SG/SM/18380

Secretary-General Hails Long-standing Contribution by Japan to Global Health, Disaster Risk Reduction, in Sixtieth Anniversary Video Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message marking the sixtieth anniversary of Japan’s accession to the United Nations, in Tokyo today:

19 December 2016

SG/SM/18385

Secretary-General Praises Japan’s Commitment to Organization’s Charter on Sixtieth Anniversary of Membership in United Nations

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the “plaster wall” event to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary of Japan joining the United Nations, in New York today:

19 December 2016

SG/SM/18383-AFR/3511-PKO/618

Condemning Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers in Democratic Republic of the Congo, Secretary-General Calls for Investigation, Bringing Perpetrators to Justice

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

19 December 2016

SG/SM/18381-AFR/3510

Commending West African Leaders’ Stance to Enforce Presidential Election Outcome in Gambia, Secretary-General Urges Restraint by Security Forces

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

18 December 2016

SG/SM/18379

Secretary-General Welcomes Newly Formed Government in Lebanon, Encourages Political Leaders to Build on Momentum of National Unity

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

17 December 2016

SG/SM/18378-AFR/3509

Slow Implementation Pace of Libyan Political Agreement Has Not Brought Stability, Secretary-General Cautions, Urging Consensual Solution to Ongoing Crisis

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

16 December 2016

SG/SM/18372-SC/12633-PAL/2211

Secretary-General Stresses Palestine’s Right to Exist, Israel’s Need for Peace with Neighbours, in Final Security Council Briefing on Middle East

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing to the Security Council on the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian question, today: