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09 May 2013

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Spring Luncheon of the United Nations Hospitality Committee [As prepared for delivery]

New York - Transcript of Deputy Secretary-General's press conference

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the upcoming national elections in Pakistan

08 May 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Ioannis Kasoulides, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Cyprus

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the High-Level Event on Human Security

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at the Working Luncheon on Sustainable Urban Development and Tourism [as delivered]

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's closing remarks to the High-Level Event on Human Security [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the Russia-United States understandings to resolve the Syrian conflict

07 May 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Leonid Kozhara, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at Every Woman Every Child Taking Action Summit [as prepared for delivery]

London - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the Second London Conference on Somalia [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the detention of UNDOF peacekeepers

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the death of a peacekeeper in the Democratic Republic of the Congo [Scroll down for the French version]

06 May 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's meeting with Ms. Park Geun-hye, President of the Republic of Korea

New York - Secretary-General's video message for Global Road Safety Week

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at United Nations Global Compact Board Meeting [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on Meeting the Challenges of the Health MDGs and Beyond

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bangladesh

05 May 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General's telephone conversation with Secretary-General of League of Arab States

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on reports of Israeli strike in Syria

04 May 2013

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on attack in Abyei

02 May 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the five permanent members of the Security Council

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with the Justice Minister of the State of Israel

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Press Freedom Day

New York / Paris - Joint message from Secretary-General of UN, Ban Ki-moon, and Ms. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day

New York - Secretary-General's remarks on World Press Freedom Day

01 May 2013

New York - Secretary-General's opening remarks at the Inaugural Andrew Carnegie Distinguished Lecture on Conflict Prevention in Honour of David Hamburg

New York - Secretary-General's message to 25th anniversary of Solomon Mikhoels International Cultural Center (ICC) at "Culture beyond Borders" Gala Concert

30 April 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Nabil ElAraby, Secretary General of the League of Arab States

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the investiture of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Iraq

29 April 2013

New York - Secretary-General's message on the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the American Bar Association "ABA Day at the UN" [as prepared for delivery]

Bangkok - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to the 69th Session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacfic (ESCAP)

Bangkok - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks at Launch of "Zero Hunger Challenge" Campaign in Asia-Pacific

New York - Secretary-General's press encounter on Syria

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the assassination attempt against the Prime Minister of Syria

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on the killing of Somalia's Deputy State Attorney

29 April 2013

Ulaanbaatar - Secretary-General's message to the Ministerial Conference of the Community of Democracies

Addis Ababa - Secretary-General's message to UN International Meeting on the Question of Palestine

26 April 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Olugbenga Ayodeji Ashiru, Foreign Minister of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

Boston, Massachussetts - Secretary-General's video message to the UNA-USA of Great Boston's Annual Consuls Ball

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General 27 years after the Chernobyl Disaster [scroll down for Russian version]

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bangladesh

26 April 2013

Almaty - Secretary-General's message to the Third Ministerial Conference of the Istanbul Process

Haiti - Secretary-General's message on World Vaccination Week event organized by the Pan American Health Organization [scroll down for French version]

25 April 2013

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mohamed Kamel Amr, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Arab Republic of Egypt

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia

New York - Readout for the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Tiéman Hubert Coulibaly, Foreign Minister of the Republic of Mali

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