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Statements and Messages

17 June 2014

SG/SM/15953-AFR/2913-HR/5197

Secretary-General, in Message to Mark Day of African Child, Urges ‘Pause’ for Nigeria’s Kidnapped Schoolgirls, Demands Their Immediate Release

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Chef de Cabinet Susanna Malcorra, for the panel discussion marking the Day of the African Child, in New York today:

17 June 2014

SG/SM/15954

United Nations Stands Ready to Expand Partnership with Arab League, Says Secretary-General in Message to Joint General Cooperation Meeting

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the United Nations-League of Arab States General Cooperation meeting, as delivered by Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, in Geneva today:

17 June 2014

SG/SM/15952-TAD/2061

Secretary-General, at Special Session, Calls UNCTAD ‘Anchor’ of United Nations Development Pillar, with Vital Role in Delivering Post-2015 Agenda

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the twelfth special session of the United Nations Trade and Development Conference (UNCTAD) Trade and Development Board, in Geneva today:

16 June 2014

SG/SM/15949

Secretary-General, Commending People of Colombia on Presidential Election, Pledges Continuing United Nations Support for Peace Talks

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

16 June 2014

SG/SM/15951-AFR/2912

Secretary-General Condemns Attacks in Kenya ‘in Strongest Terms’, Reiterates United Nations Support for Anti-Terrorism Struggle

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

16 June 2014

SG/SM/15950-PBC/97

Seize Post-Conflict Moment, Says Secretary-General in Peacebuilding Day Message, Stressing that United Nations Efforts Cannot Stop when Guns Fall Silent

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for Peacebuilding Day:

15 June 2014

SG/SM/15948-IK/675

Secretary-General Condemns Surging Violence in Iraq, Warning against Sectarian Rhetoric while Welcoming Senior Cleric’s ‘Clarification Statement’

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

14 June 2014

SG/SM/15945-AFG/418

Secretary-General Urges Impartial, Transparent, Timely Ballot Tallying in Afghanistan as He Hails People’s Exercise of Right to Vote

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

14 June 2014

SG/SM/15946

Secretary-General, Condemning Abduction of Israeli Students, Expresses Concern over Child’s Death, ‘Trend towards Violence on the Ground’

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

14 June 2014

SG/SM/15944

Condemning Downing of Ukraine Military Airplane, Secretary-General Stresses Need for Immediate End to Hostilities

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