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Statements and Messages

22 July 2014

SG/SM/16044-SC/11486

Secretary-General, Addressing Security Council on Gaza Situation, Says ‘the Horror and Upheaval Is Beyond Imagination’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing to the Security Council meeting on the situation in Gaza, via video conference from Ramallah today:

21 July 2014

SG/SM/16043-AFR/2939

Secretary-General’s Message to Forum for National Reconciliation in Central African Republic

The text of the Secretary-General’s message to the Forum for National Reconciliation in the Central African Republic, held in Brazzaville, Congo, is not available in English.

20 July 2014

SG/SM/16041-AFR/2938

Secretary-General Says Outbreak of Hostilities in South Sudan Undermines ‘Intense Political Engagement’ Under Way towards Resumed Talks

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

20 July 2014

SG/SM/16042-IK/678

Secretary-General Calls ‘Repugnant’ Reported Minority Abductions, Killings in Iraq, Pledging Intensified United Nations Efforts to Address Threats

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

18 July 2014

SG/SM/16039

Secretary-General, Strongly Condemning Downing of Malaysia Airlines in Ukraine, Says Incident Must Prompt ‘Serious and Sustained’ Effort to End Fighting

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

18 July 2014

SG/SM/16040-OBV/1357

Nelson Mandela Once Said His Garden in Prison Gave Him Small Taste of Freedom, Recalls Secretary-General at Commemorative Public Service Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks today at the Nelson Mandela International Day Public Service Activity, in Ralph Bunche Park, New York:

18 July 2014

SG/SM/16038-GA/11536-OBV/1356

‘Today We Remember All that Nelson Mandela Taught and Gave’, Secretary-General Says in Tribute as General Assembly Marks International Day

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly informal plenary meeting on Nelson Mandela International Day, today in New York.