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Statements and Messages

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:

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):

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: