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6 December 2012

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Mourning Oscar Niemeyer, Secretary-General Says ‘Outstanding’ Architect Imbued His Work with ‘Powerful Sense of Humanism and Global Engagement’

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

5 December 2012

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At Informal Round Table, Secretary-General Tells Ministers Climate Change Not Just Environment Issue; ‘Abandon Silos’, Work Together to Meet Challenges

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s keynote remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the informal ministerial round table entitled “Ambition, Support and Delivery, Now and in the Future”, in Doha, on 5 December:

5 December 2012

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Applauding Global Immunization Initiatives, Secretary-General Says Work of GAVI Alliance Partners ‘Spells the Difference between Life and Death’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the GAVI Alliance Partners’ Forum, held in Dar es Salaam, 5 December:

4 December 2012

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Secretary-General Tells Climate Change Conference ‘We Are in a Race against Time’, Urges Governments to Abandon Apathy, Embrace Ambition, Act on Five Key Points

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the high-level segment of the eighteenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), in Doha on 4 December:

4 December 2012

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Doha Conference Must Send ‘Clear Message’ on 2015 Climate Deal, Secretary-General Says, Telling Executive Heads of United Nations System to ‘Prove Doubters Wrong’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Chief Executives Board meeting on “The UN system Delivering as One on Climate Change: Sustainable Solutions for Climate Action”, in Doha on 4 December:

4 December 2012

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Saluting ‘Momentum for Change’ Lighthouse Activities Winners, Secretary-General Urges All Stakeholders to Make Difficult Compromises in Climate Negotiations

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the eighteenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) “Momentum for Change” event, in Doha on 4 December:

3 December 2012

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Secretary-General Says Israel’s Settlement Expansion Would Be ‘Almost Fatal Blow’ to Two-State Solution; Urges All Stakeholders to Resume Negotiations

The following statement was issued on 2 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

3 December 2012

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Noting Two Thirds of World Not Online, Secretary-General Urges Telecommunication Conference to Close Digital Divide, ‘Ensure Universal Access’ to Technology

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the opening of the World Conference on International Telecommunications, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 3 December:

3 December 2012

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Saluting UN Cares Teams, Secretary-General Says Their Efforts to End HIV, AIDS Stigma, Discrimination in Workplace Exemplifies Organization’s Core Values

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the UN Cares Awards, in New York, 1 December:

30 November 2012

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Unless Syrian Peace Process Receives Full Support from All Stakeholders, ‘We Will All Lose’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the situation in Syria, in New York on 30 November: