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Statements and Messages

21 May 2014

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Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Stresses Goal of Making United Nations Peacekeeping ‘a Cost-effective, Valuable’, Life-saving Investment

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, to be observed on 29 May:

21 May 2014

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Secretary-General, in Message for Astana Economic Forum, Urges Governments to Adopt Sustainable Growth Policies Focused on Job Creation

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the seventh Astana Economic Forum and World Anti-Crisis Conference, in Astana, Kazakhstan, 21-23 May:

21 May 2014

SG/SM/15867-AFR/2893

Condemning Attacks in Nigeria, Secretary-General Seeks Government Proposals on How United Nations Can Help Secure Release of Abducted Girls

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

21 May 2014

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Secretary-General, at Asia Conference, Says that More than Geography, Region Defined by Enormous Potential to ‘Unite People and Ideas’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the fourth Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia, in Shanghai, 21 May:

21 May 2014

SG/SM/15866-GA/COL/3265

Secretary-General Tells Fiji Meeting Good Intentions Must Be Translated into Credible Action for Success of Third Decade on Decolonization

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Pacific Regional Seminar on Implementation of the third International Decade for the Eradication of Colonialism: Accelerating Action, in Nadi, Fiji, today:

21 May 2014

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Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Calls Obstetric Fistula ‘a Stark Reflection of Inequality at Its Worst’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day to End Obstetric Fistula, to be observed on 23 May:

21 May 2014

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Deeply Concerned over Rapid Deterioration of Situation in Kidal, Mali, Secretary-General Calls for Immediate End to Fighting

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

21 May 2014

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Adopt, Adapt, Scale up Best Practices to Protect Ecosystems amid ‘Unprecedented’ Loss of Island Biodiversity, Secretary-General Urges in Observance Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Biological Diversity, to be observed on 22 May:

20 May 2014

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Concerned by Devastating Floods in Balkans, Secretary-General Thanks Member States for Prompt Response, Including Relief Teams, Civil-Military Support

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

20 May 2014

SG/SM/15857

Organization of Islamic Cooperation Can Properly Reflect Such Critical Issues as Interfaith Harmony in Post-2015 Agenda, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the United Nations-OIC General Meeting on Cooperation, as delivered by Cihan Sultanoğlu, Assistant Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in Istanbul, Turkey, 20 May: