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24 May 2012

SG/SM/14309

With Constituent Assembly Deadline Approaching in Nepal, Secretary-General Appeals for Urgent Efforts to Preserve Constitution-Making Process

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

23 May 2012

SG/SM/14305-GA/11243

Secretary-General Tells Meeting on Mediation ‘The More We Deal with Conflict in Flexible, Thoughtful, Forward-looking Way, the More We Can Prevent It’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, to the Informal High-level General Assembly Meeting on the Role of Member States in Mediation, 23 May, in New York:

23 May 2012

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On Africa Day, Secretary-General Pledges to Work with Leaders, People to Implement Agenda that Sets Continent on Path to Future that Benefits All Africans

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Day, 25 May:

23 May 2012

SG/SM/14306-ECO/213

Secretary-General Says Rio Conference Chance to Build on What Works, Discard What Does Not, Seeking Fruitful Exchange at Economic Forum in Kazakhstan

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Sha Zukang, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, to the fifth Astana Economic Forum, in Astana, Kazakhstan, 23–24 May:

23 May 2012

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Observer Mission in Syria Serves Bravely to Keep Parties to Commitments to Cease Violence that Killed Thousands, Says Secretary-General on Day of Peacekeepers

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

22 May 2012

SG/SM/14300-GA/11241-ENV/DEV/1281

World Is Watching Rio+20, Says Secretary-General, Warning ‘We Cannot Let Microscopic Examination of Text Blind Us to the Big Picture’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the informal thematic debate of the sixty-sixth session of the General Assembly on “The Road to Rio+20 and Beyond”, in New York, 22 May:

22 May 2012

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On Twentieth Anniversary of Slovenia’s UN Membership, Secretary-General Praises Country’s Commitment to Peace, Development, Human Rights

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the twentieth anniversary of Slovenia joining the United Nations:

22 May 2012

SG/SM/14301-WOM/1907

Commission on Life-Saving Commodities Can Identify Bottlenecks Keeping Women, Children from Receiving Necessary Medicines, Supplies to Save Lives

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the United Nations Commission on Life-Saving Commodities for Women and Children, 22 May, in New York:

22 May 2012

SG/SM/14304

Secretary-General Says Balkan Countries Not Only Lived Through Great Turmoil, but Emerged as Important Contributors to International Peace and Security

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of a photo exhibition commemorating the twentieth anniversary of the membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia in the United Nations, in New York, 22 May:

22 May 2012

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Yesterday’s Attack against Mali’s President

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