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Statements and Messages

24 January 2012

SG/SM/14078-DC/3321

Conference on Disarmament No Longer Living Up to Expectations, Secretary-General Warns, Stressing That Its Future Is in Hands of Member States

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Conference on Disarmament, delivered by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, on 24 January:

24 January 2012

SG/SM/14077

Universal Coverage Can Help Make Health Care ‘a Right, Not a Privilege’, Secretary-General Says in Message for Prince Mahidol Award Conference

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the Prince Mahidol Award Conference, in Bangkok, from 24-28 January:

23 January 2012

SG/SM/14076-AFR/2324

Secretary-General Condemns Multiple Attacks across Northern Nigerian City ‘in Strongest Terms’, Appalled at Their Frequency, Intensity

The following statement was issued on 21 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

23 January 2012

SG/SM/14074-OBV/1070

Secretary-General Stresses Need to Reach New Audiences with History of Holocaust, at Event Commemorating Its Victims

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Park East Synagogue commemoration of the International Day in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, in New York on 21 January:

23 January 2012

SG/SM/14075-AFR/2323-PKO/300

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Killing of Peacekeeper in Darfur Attack

The following statement was issued on 21 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

20 January 2012

SG/SM/14073-AFR/2322

Secretary-General Deeply Concerned by Continuing Tensions along Border between Sudan, South Sudan; Urges Parties to Use Current Negotiations to Defuse Crisis

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

20 January 2012

SG/SM/14071

Secretary-General Will Host Joint Meeting 23-24 January with Leaders of Greek Cypriot, Turkish Cypriot Communities

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

20 January 2012

SG/SM/14072

Secretary-General Says Decision by Cambodia Not to Appoint Current Reserve Judge to Position on Extraordinary Chambers ‘Matter of Serious Concern’

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

20 January 2012

SG/SM/14070-OBV/1069

Children Uniquely Vulnerable to Worst of Humankind, Says Secretary-General, Urging Protection in Message for International Day to Commemorate Holocaust Victims

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust, to be observed on 27 January:

19 January 2012

SG/SM/14069-SC/10525

Reject Endorsement of Amnesty for Serious Crimes, Gross Human Rights Violations, Secretary-General Urges Security Council in Meeting on Rule of Law

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council meeting on the rule of law and transitional justice in conflict and post-conflict settings, in New York on 19 January: