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Statements and Messages

12 October 2010

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Economic Uncertainty, Fiscal Austerity Not Excuses for Doing Less, But Reasons to Do More, Secretary-General Says, in Message for Poverty Eradication Day

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

12 October 2010

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Secretary-General, in Anniversary Message, Lauds Efforts by Global Network of Religions for Children to Focus Compassion on ‘Forgotten Places’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the tenth anniversary of the Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC), delivered by Konrad Osterwalder, Rector of the United Nations University, in Chiba, Japan, today, 12 October:

12 October 2010

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Secretary-General, at Unveiling of Kofi Annan’s Portrait, Hails Predecessor’s Intellectual Legacy, Individual Power to Make Difference

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the unveiling of the portrait of Kofi Annan, in New York, today, 12 October:

12 October 2010

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Day, Highlights Everyday Ironies Overshadowing Lives of Rural Women

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Rural Women, to be observed on 15 October:

11 October 2010

SG/SM/13174-WOM/1828

Marking Caribbean Launch of Women’s Anti-Violence Campaign, Secretary-General Says ‘There Can Be No Exceptions, No Excuses’ in Ending Gender-Based Violence

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the Caribbean launch of the UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign, delivered by Gladys Acosta of the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) (part of UN Women), in Barbados, today, 11 October:

11 October 2010

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In Message to Committee on World Food Security, Secretary-General Calls for More Formal Global Governance System, Food Trading Systems that Keep Markets Stable

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Committee on World Food Security, delivered by David Nabarro, Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Food Security and Nutrition, in Rome, today, 11 October:

11 October 2010

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Marking World Vision Korea’s Sixtieth Anniversary, Secretary-General Praises Organization’s Tireless Development Work, Support for Millennium Goals

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message marking the sixtieth anniversary of World Vision Korea, today, 11 October:

11 October 2010

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Secretary-General Calls on Global Community to Keep Obligations to End Terrorism, Support Victims, in Remarks at Screening of Film ‘Killing in the Name’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a screening of the film "Killing in the Name", in New York, 8 October:

11 October 2010

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In Message to Mark International Day for Disaster Reduction, Secretary-General Hails United Nations Campaign to Make World’s Vulnerable Cities More Resilient

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to mark the International Day for Disaster Reduction, observed Wednesday, 13 October:

11 October 2010

SG/SM/13173

Following Natural Disasters in Guatemala, Secretary-General Says United Nations Determined to Stand by People, Government as They Recover, Rebuild Country

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Cooperation Conference for the Reconstruction with Transformation of Guatemala, delivered by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Director, United Nations Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), in Guatemala City, today, 11 October: