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Statements and Messages

18 January 2012

SG/SM/14067

Secretary-General, in Message to Event Marking ‘Declaration by United Nations’, Hails Effort to Delve More Deeply into Organization’s Wartime Origins

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the seminar marking the seventieth anniversary of the “Declaration by United Nations” organized by the University of London School of Oriental and African Studies, delivered by Margaret Anstee, former United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Special Representative of the Secretary-General in Angola, in London on 18 January:

18 January 2012

SG/SM/14068

‘Responsibility to Protect’ Came of Age in 2011, Secretary-General Tells Conference, Stressing Need to Prevent Conflict before It Breaks Out

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s address to the Stanley Foundation Conference on the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), in New York on 18 January:

16 January 2012

SG/SM/14060-PKO/299

In Lebanon, Secretary-General Pays Tribute to Peacekeepers Who Have Died Serving UN Flag, Says Mission Has Played Major Role in Bringing Peace to Troubled Region

Following is the address of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, delivered at United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) Headquarters, Naqoura, Lebanon, 14 January:

16 January 2012

SG/SM/14064-AFR/2321-REC/246

As Central Africa Enters Era of Consolidating Peace, New Threats — Piracy, Drug Trafficking — Need Regional Response, Says Secretary-General, in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the fifteenth ordinary session of the Conference of Heads of State and Governments of the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS), read by Abou Moussa, Special Representative of the Secretary-General for Central Africa and Head of the United Nations Regional Office for Central Africa, in N’Djamena, 15 January:

16 January 2012

SG/SM/14058

Secretary-General Saddened by Passing of Long-Serving, Historic Turkish Cypriot Leader Rauf Raif Denktas

The following statement was issued on 13 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

16 January 2012

SG/SM/14062

Closing Gap between ‘Rulers and Ruled’ Dispels Uncertainty of Social Unhappiness, Even of Conflict, Secretary-General Tells High-level Meeting in Beirut

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s keynote address, as delivered, at the high-level meeting on reform and transitions to democracy, in Beirut, Lebanon, 15 January:

16 January 2012

SG/SM/14061

Secretary-General Toasts to Strengthened Partnership between United Nations, Lebanon, Says UN Commitment to Country ‘Will Remain Steadfast’ at Beirut Dinner

Following is the toast of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at the official dinner hosted by the Prime Minister of Lebanon, Najib Mikati, in honour of the participants at the high-level meeting of reform and transitions to democracy in Beirut, Lebanon, 14 January:

16 January 2012

SG/SM/14065-CA/51

Twenty Years after Peace Agreements, El Salvador’s Democratic Transition Remains Inspiration for People Suffering from Violent Conflict around World

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the peace agreements in El Salvador, delivered today by Anders Kompass, Director, Field Operations and Technical Cooperation Division, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights, in San Salvador:

16 January 2012

SG/SM/14059-AFR/2320

One Year after Revolution, Secretary-General Praises Courage of People of Tunisia, Commends Great Progress Made in Past Year in Transition to Democracy

The following statement was issued by the Spokesperson for Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on 14 January:

16 January 2012

SG/SM/14066-EN/266

For Those Who Doubt Sustainable Energy in Reach, Secretary-General Tells World Future Energy Summit to Look No Further than Spread of Mobile Phone Technology

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the World Future Energy Summit opening, in Abu Dhabi, 16 January: