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1 August 2012

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Secretary-General Commends Peaceful Transfer of Nearly 2,000 Iraqis from Camp New Iraq to Camp Hurriya, towards Ultimate Goal of Refugees’ Safe Resettlement

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

1 August 2012

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Secretary-General Welcomes Provisional Constitution in Somalia, but Given Today’s Suicide Attacks, Warns Terrorism Must Not Be Allowed to Reverse Gains

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

31 July 2012

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Secretary-General Outlines Messages He Took to G-20 Summit in Los Cabos, Introduces Mexico’s Vice-Minister to Brief General Assembly in Detail

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly on the Group of Twenty (G-20) Summit, in New York, 31 July:

30 July 2012

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Secretary-General Disappointed at Inability of Conference on Arms Trade Treaty to Agree on Text, but Says ‘Considerable Common Ground’ on Which to Build

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

30 July 2012

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In Message on International Day of Friendship, Secretary-General Says Challenge Now to Sustain Global Spirit of Solidarity Forged at Olympic Games in London

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Friendship, 30 July:

27 July 2012

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Secretary-General Says Message of Olympic Truce — for Nations to Set Aside Differences, Place Harmony Over Hostility — ‘Dream on Which the United Nations is Built’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at an event on the Olympic Truce and Sport for Social Change, in London 27 July:

27 July 2012

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Secretary-General, in Video Message, Calls for Honouring of Olympic Truce

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Olympic Games and Truce today, 27 July:

26 July 2012

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Use Media to Create Intercultural World that Celebrates Diversity, Secretary-General Urges in Message for Day of Indigenous Peoples

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, to be observed on 9 August:

26 July 2012

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Secretary-General Concerned by Limited Progress in Arms Trade Treaty Negotiations; Calls on Delegations to Show Flexibility, Work in Good Faith to Bridge Differences

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

25 July 2012

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Secretary-General, in Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Parliament, Pledges Partnership on Combating Human Trafficking, Ending Violence against Women

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address, as prepared for delivery to the Parliament of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia in Skopje today, 25 July: