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Statements and Messages

13 January 2010

SG/SM/12699

Secretary-General Expresses Concern after Earthquake Devastates Haiti

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon statement on the Haiti earthquake, issued in New York yesterday, 12 January:

12 January 2010

SG/SM/12697-AFR/1930

Secretary-General Encouraged by Recent Political Developments in Guinea, Reiterates United Nations Commitment to Support Rapid Restoration of Constitutional Order

The following statement was issued on 11 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

12 January 2010

SG/SM/12698

Secretary-General Regrets Resignation of Lebanon Special Tribunal; Praises Leadership, Excellent Progress Made during Tenure

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

11 January 2010

SG/SM/12693-AFR/1929

Sudan Parties Must Work towards Reconciliation, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for Fifth Anniversary of Comprehensive Peace Agreement

The following statement was issued on 9 January by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

11 January 2010

SG/SM/12695-ENV/DEV/1105-OBV/848

Secretary-General, in Message Marking International Year of Biodiversity, Calls for New Vision to Ensure Natural-Resource Sustainability, Long-Term Viability

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Year of Biodiversity (2010):

11 January 2010

SG/SM/12696

Secretary-General Says UN Ready to Make 2010 Year of ‘Progress, Prosperity and Peace’, as He Outlines Strategic Priorities in General Assembly Remarks

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the informal session of the General Assembly, “Agenda 2010”, in New York today:

11 January 2010

SG/SM/12694

Secretary-General, at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Calls Temporary North Lawn Structure ‘Building Block’ for Headquarters Renovation

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Temporary North Lawn Building in New York today, 11 January:

8 January 2010

SG/SM/12692-DC/3206

Secretary-General, in Meeting with Heads of Nuclear, Chemical Non-proliferation Agencies, Cites ‘New Window of Opportunity’ for Disarmament

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a meeting with the heads of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) and the Preparatory Commission of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty Organization (CTBTO-PrepCom) in New York today, 8 January:

6 January 2010

SG/SM/12691-AFG/349-SC/9835

Secretary-General, Briefing Security Council, Cites Lack of Political Will as Main Hurdle to Resolving Current Situation in Afghanistan

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s briefing to the Security Council on Afghanistan in New York today, 6 January:

31 December 2009

SG/SM/12690

Secretary-General to Extend Mandate of Commission on Bhutto Assassination

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