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18 October 2011

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Secretary-General Welcomes Prisoner Exchange Agreement Leading to Release of Israeli Staff Sergeant Gilad Shalit, Hundreds of Palestinian Prisoners

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

18 October 2011

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Secretary-General Lauds Work of United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Setting High Standards for Others; Notes Budget Challenges Ahead

This is the text of remarks by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today to the Executive Committee of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (ECE) in Geneva:

17 October 2011

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Richest Countries Must Take Bold Steps to Resolve Financial Crisis, Shoulder Their Full Share of Responsibility for Financial System’s Health, Says Secretary-General

Following is the statement by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the 125th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, in Bern, 17 October:

17 October 2011

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Secretary-General, in Message to World Food Security Committee, Says Combating Hunger among Foundations of Millennium Development Goals

This is the text of the message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today to the Committee on World Food Security, in Rome, delivered by David Nabarro, Secretary-General’s Special Representative on Food Security and Nutrition:

17 October 2011

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Avoiding Financial Meltdown Must Not Lead to Cutbacks on ‘Common-sense Investment in People’, Says Secretary-General’s Poverty Eradication Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October:

17 October 2011

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‘The Stakes Are High,’ Secretary-General Says, Urging Parties to Desertification Treaty to Make Intelligent Land Use Cornerstone of Sustainable Development

Following is the full text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Tenth Conference of Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, today, 17 October, in Changwon, Republic of Korea:

17 October 2011

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Some Say Planet Is Too Crowded, Secretary-General Says ‘We Are 7 Billion Strong’, Calling on UN Day for All to Unite in Name of Global Common Good

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Day, 24 October:

14 October 2011

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Secretary-General Deeply Concerned at Efforts to Advance Planning for New Israeli Settlements in Occupied East Jerusalem; Reiterates Such Activity ‘Must Cease’

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

14 October 2011

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Caring for Health of Every Woman, Child Unleashes Potentially ‘Enormous’ Global Good, Says Secretary-General Says in Message to Humanitarian Awards Event

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the 2011 Humanitarian of the Year Gala Dinner, delivered by Babatunde Osotimehin, Executive Director of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), in New York on 13 October:

14 October 2011

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Secretary-General Comments on Film on Issue of Sex Trafficking, Stressing Need for Wider Awareness, ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policy Response

These are the remarks, as prepared for delivery, of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at a panel discussion in New York today after a screening of the film, The Whistleblower: