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Statements and Messages

9 October 2012

SG/SM/14573-HR/5110

Death Penalty Difficult to Reconcile with Human Rights, Says Secretary-General in Video Message, Urging All States Still Clinging to It to Abolish It

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the French Foreign Ministry Meeting on the Death Penalty, in Paris, 9 October:

8 October 2012

SG/SM/14569

Secretary-General Welcomes ‘Landmark’ Deal Aimed at Ending Decades of Fighting Between Government, Rebels in South Philippines

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

8 October 2012

SG/SM/14567-OBV/1147

Depression No Matter for Experts Alone, Secretary-General Says in Message for Mental Health Day, Urging Action to Relieve Related Stigma

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October:

8 October 2012

SG/SM/14568

Democracy Not Just a Matter of Giving People a Voice; It Advances Development, Secretary-General Says in Keynote Address to World Forum on Democracy

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s keynote address to the World Forum for Democracy, organized by the Council of Europe, in Strasbourg, France, 8 October:

5 October 2012

SG/SM/14566-POP/1010-WOM/1927

Maternal Deaths Nearly Halved in ‘Landmark Year’, Says Secretary-General, Saluting UNFPA Frontline Staff at Gala Dinner

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery at the Friends of UNFPA Gala Dinner for the Health and Dignity of Women and Girls Everywhere, in New York on 4 October:

4 October 2012

SG/SM/14565

Competitors for Prix Galien Motivated by Will to Do Good beyond Material Success of Their Companies, Secretary-General Says in Message for Ceremony

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Prix Galien International Ceremony, in Lyon, France, 4 October:

4 October 2012

SG/SM/14562-OBV/1146

Teachers’ Influence Potentially Profound, Says Secretary-General in Message, Urging These Custodians of Learning ‘Recognition and Support They Deserve’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Teachers’ Day, observed on 5 October:

4 October 2012

SG/SM/14564

Secretary-General, Alarmed by Escalating Syria-Turkey Border Tensions, Reiterates Concern over Growing Risk of Regional Conflict

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

4 October 2012

SG/SM/14563-AFR/2459

Secretary-General Congratulates Mozambique on 20 Years of Peace

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

3 October 2012

SG/SM/14561

Expressing ‘Deepest Concern’ at Reported Killings of Turkish Civilians near Syrian Border, Secretary-General Reiterates Warning of Militarization in Syrian Conflict

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