Latest Statements
New York, 22 September 2009 - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on inter-communal violence in South Sudan
The Secretary-General strongly condemns the 20 September attack on residents of Duk Padiet village in Jonglei State, in southern Sudan. Initial reports indicate upwards of one hundred persons were killed in the attacks. The United Nations Mission in Sudan continues to determine the full extent of this terrible event.
The Secretary-General urges the Government of Southern Sudan to further strengthen their efforts to identify and bring to justice the perpetrators of these crimes.
In the meantime, the Secretary-General commends the efforts of the Government to restore order, deter retaliatory attacks, and to pursue dialogue and reconciliation among all concerned parties.
Statements on 22 September 2009
- New York, 22 September 2009 - Secretary-General's message to the Appeal of Conscience Foundation Annual Awards Dinner
- New York, 22 September 2009 - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on renewed military action in Darfur by the Government of Sudan
- New York, 22 September 2009 - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on abduction of UN personnel in Darfur
- New York, 22 September 2009 - Secretary-General's summary of the Summit on climate change at the closing session of the Summit
- New York, 22 September 2009 - Secretary-General's remarks to United Nations Leadership Forum on Climate Change
- New York, 22 September 2009 - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the transfer of Gregoire Ndahimana to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda [scroll down for French version]
- New York, 22 September 2009 - Secretary-General's opening remarks to the United Nations Climate Change Summit Plenary
- New York, 22 September 2009 - Secretary-General's message to meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee [delivered by Mr. B. Lynn Pascoe, Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs]