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Statements and Messages

11 October 2010

SG/SM/13170

‘If Door to Peace Closes, It Will Be Very Hard to Reopen,’ Secretary-General Warns, Urging Arab Leaders to Signal Strong Support for Palestinian Peace Efforts

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the extraordinary session of the Summit Conference of the League of Arab States, delivered by Robert Serry, United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and Personal Representative of the Secretary-General to the Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority, in Sirte, Libya, 9 October:

8 October 2010

SG/SM/13168

Secretary-General Says Awarding Nobel Peace Prize to Chinese Citizen Marks Recognition of Growing Consensus for Improving Human Rights

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

8 October 2010

SG/SM/13167-POP/987-WOM/1827

Deaths during Childbirth Unacceptable in Twenty-first Century, Secretary-General Says, at Americans for UNFPA Event Honouring Health, Dignity of Women

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the Americans for UNFPA (United Nations Population Fund) Gala Dinner for the Health and Dignity of Women, in New York on 7 October:

6 October 2010

SG/SM/13166

Press Conference by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon at United Nations Headquarters

Following is a transcript of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s press conference held in New York today, 6 October:

6 October 2010

SG/SM/13165

Secretary-General, in Remarks to Global Vaccines Alliance, Says Increased Funding Can Build World of ‘Healthy Children, Productive Adults, Stable Societies’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to mark the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation’s (GAVI) call for action and resources, in New York, 5 October:

5 October 2010

SG/SM/13162

International Cooperation ‘Only Effective Approach’ to Tackling Security Threats, Secretary-General Says in Remarks to Meeting of Senior Security Officials

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Meeting of the High Representatives on Security Issues, delivered by Yury Fedotov, Executive Director, United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in Sochi, Russian Federation, today, 5 October:

5 October 2010

SG/SM/13160-AIDS/162-DEV/2836

At Reception, Secretary-General Says Replenishing Global Fund against AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria ‘Replenishing Hope and Dignity in People’s Lives’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the welcome reception for the Global Fund Third Replenishment Meeting and opening of the “Access to Life” exhibition, in New York, 4 October:

5 October 2010

SG/SM/13164-OBV/920

Secretary-General, in Message for World Mental Health Day, Urges End to Exclusion of Those Suffering Psychosocial, Related Disorders

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Mental Health Day, to be observed on 10 October:

5 October 2010

SG/SM/13163-AIDS/164-DEV/2838

Secretary-General Hails ‘Wonderful Display of Global Solidarity’ Amid Austerity, in Closing Remarks to Global Fund Replenishment Conference

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s closing remarks, delivered by Michel Sidibé, Executive Director of the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), to the Global Fund Replenishment Conference, in New York, today, 5 October:

5 October 2010

SG/SM/13161-AIDS/163-DEV/2837

Goal of Ending Malaria Deaths by 2015 Is in Sight, Secretary-General Says, at Global Fund Third Replenishment Pledging Conference

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks at the Global Fund Third Replenishment Pledging Conference, in New York, today, 5 October: