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Statements and Messages

7 May 2010

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Secretary-General, at Concert Marking Anniversary of End of Second World War, Says Music Honours ‘Human Spirit that Has Endured So Much and Brought Us So Far’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a concert by the Youth Symphonic Orchestra of the Commonwealth of Independent States on the 65th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, in New York, 7 May:

7 May 2010

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Secretary-General Deeply Alarmed by Deadly Attack on Peacekeepers in Darfur

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

6 May 2010

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Secretary-General Deeply Saddened by Death of Nigerian President, Says ‘Great Loss for Nigeria and Its People’

The following statement was issued on 5 May by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

6 May 2010

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As Momentum Builds for Nuclear-Weapon-Free World, Parliamentarians Channel Political Will from Streets to Corridors of Power, Says Secretary-General

Following is the text of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Parliamentarians for Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Disarmament, “Advancing Nuclear Disarmament: The Power of Parliaments”, in New York, 6 May:

6 May 2010

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Secretary-General Says Fitting that UN Marks Anniversary of Second World War’s End As Nations Gather to Advance Peace with Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a special session of the General Assembly to commemorate the sixty-fifth anniversary of the end of the Second World War, in New York, 6 May:

5 May 2010

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Film ‘Countdown to Zero’ Delivers Message about Danger of Nuclear Weapons ‘with Passion and Power’, Says Secretary-General at New York Screening

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a screening of Countdown to Zero, in New York, 5 May:

4 May 2010

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Secretary-General, in Message at Opening of Honduras Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Urges Sensitive Approach to Task of National Healing Ahead

Following is UN Secretary-GeneralBan Ki-moon’s message to the opening ceremony of the Honduran Truth and Reconciliation Commission, in Tegucigalpa today, 4 May:

4 May 2010

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Secretary-General, in Message to Mayors for Peace, Reiterates Five-Point Nuclear Non-Proliferation Plan, Underscoring Insufficiency of Deterrence, Sanctions

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to Mayors for Peace, in New York today, 4 May:

4 May 2010

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Putting End to Nuclear Explosions One of Longest Standing Goals of United Nations, Says Secretary-General, at Exhibition on Test-Ban Treaty

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on opening the exhibition “Putting an End to Nuclear Explosions”, in New York, 4 May:

3 May 2010

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In Video Message at United Nations Expo 2010 Pavilion, Secretary-General Urges Visitors: ‘The World Needs You to Get Engaged,’ ‘Do Your Part’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the United Nations Pavilion at Expo 2010, “One World, One UN”, in Shanghai, 1 May-31 October: