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Statements and Messages

31 August 2010

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Advancing Global Health Essential to Achieving Global Development Goals, Civil Society Essential to Advancing Global Health, says Secretary-General in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the sixty-third DPI/NGO Conference: “Advance Global Health: Achieve the MDGs”, in Melbourne, 30 August:

30 August 2010

SG/SM/13077-ENV/DEV/1153

Secretary-General Welcomes Independent Review of Climate Change Panel’s Working Practices, Stresses ‘Fundamental Science on Climate Change Remains Sound’

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

27 August 2010

SG/SM/13076

Secretary-General Welcomes Release of United States National by Democratic People’s Republic of Korea during Visit by Former President Jimmy Carter

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

27 August 2010

SG/SM/13075

Secretary-General Commends Solomon Islands for Peaceful Parliamentary Elections, Says Demonstrates People’s Commitment ‘to Peace and Democracy’

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

26 August 2010

SG/SM/13072-ENV/DEV/1152

Secretary-General, in Message, Praises Scientific Union for Playing Essential Role in Strengthening Long-Term Political Commitment to Sustainable Forest Management

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the twenty-third World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations, in Seoul, 23 August:

26 August 2010

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On First World Day against Nuclear Tests, Secretary-General Says ‘There Is Real Momentum behind This Great Cause’ — Achieving World Free of Nuclear Weapons

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed 29 August:

26 August 2010

SG/SM/13073-DC/3258

Secretary-General, in Message, Says Kazakhstan’s Closed Nuclear Weapon Test Site Now Powerful Symbol of Hope, Tells Us ‘World Free of Nuclear Weapons Achievable’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message to the High-Level Thematic Conference on the International Day against Nuclear Tests, delivered by Miroslav Jenča, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia, in Astana, 26 August:

25 August 2010

SG/SM/13071-GA/10973

Secretary-General Mourns Deaths of Former General Assembly Presidents Guido de Marco, Samir Shihabi; Says World Remembers ‘Tremendous Good They Did for and Among Us’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at General Assembly Tribute to Guido de Marco of Malta and Samir S. Shihabi of Saudi Arabia in New York, 25 August

25 August 2010

SG/SM/13070-SC/10015-AFR/2029

Eliminating Piracy Off Somalia’s Coast Requires Not Only Sustained Effort at Sea, But Continued Support for Country’s Peace, Stability Says Secretary-General

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon remarks to the Security Council Open Debate on Somalia piracy in New York, 25 August:

25 August 2010

SG/SM/13069-DEV/2807

Secretary-General Appoints Group of Eminent Persons to Advise on Support for Least Developed Countries

The following statement was issued today by the Spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon concerning the appointment of a Group of Eminent Persons for the Least Developed Countries