Statements and Messages

12 December 2011

SG/SM/14012

Secretary-General Hails Formation of Yemen’s National Unity Government as ‘Important Milestone’

The following statement was issued on 10 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

12 December 2011

SG/SM/14017-AFR/2303

Secretary-General Commends People of Côte d’Ivoire for ‘Calm and Orderly’ Conduct in Exercising Right to Vote during Legislative Elections

The following statement was issued on 12 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

12 December 2011

SG/SM/14014-SOC/4785

Secretary-General, at Opening of Alliance of Civilizations Forum, Spells Out Five ‘Generational Opportunities’ to Decisively Shape Future for Decades to Come

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the Fourth Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations in Doha, Qatar, on 11 December:

12 December 2011

SG/SM/14013-ENV/DEV/1250

Welcoming Durban Platform, Secretary-General Calls for Rapid Implementation of Decisions on Technology Mechanism, Green Climate Fund

The following statement was issued on 10 December by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

12 December 2011

SG/SM/14011-SOC/4784

Join UN Campaign for Peace, Human Rights, Environmental Sustainability, Secretary-General Urges at Alliance of Civilization Youth Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery to the Youth Event at the Alliance of Civilizations Forum in Doha, Qatar, on 10 December:

12 December 2011

SG/SM/14016

Secretary-General, Deeply Concerned at Israel’s Latest Construction Decision, of 40 Houses, Reiterates Call for Freeze on All Settlement Activity

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

9 December 2011

SG/SM/14009-AFR/2302

Secretary-General, Noting Presidential Election Results in Democratic Republic of Congo, Reiterates Call for Calm, Restraint

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

9 December 2011

SG/SM/14010-PKO/297

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attack on UN Peacekeepers in Lebanon

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

8 December 2011

SG/SM/14007-AFR/2301-DC/3319

Reduced Arms Flow Will Help Combat Piracy, Cross-border Threats, Terrorism, Secretary-General Tells Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the thirty-third Ministerial Meeting of the United Nations Standing Advisory Committee on Security Questions in Central Africa, originally delivered in French by Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa (UNOCA), in Bangui, Central African Republic, on 8 December:

8 December 2011

SG/SM/14008-HR/5080

Secretary-General, in Message to Event on Ending Sexuality-based Violence, Bias, Calls Homophobic Bullying 'a Moral Outrage, a Grave Violation of Human Rights'

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the event on ending violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity, delivered by Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General in the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, in New York, on 8 December: