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23 May 2012

Washington, DC - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to African Ambassadors' Group on "Building on Africa's Recent Progress"

23 May 2012

Astana - Secretary-General's message to Fifth Astana Economic Forum

22 May 2012

New York - Secretary-General's message on the International Day for Biological Diversity

New York - Secretary-General's address to the Informal Thematic Debate of the 66th Session of the General Assembly on "The Road to Rio+20 and Beyond"

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to UN Commission on Life-saving Commodities for Women and Children [as prepared for delivery]

New York - Statement by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Mali (scroll down for French)

New York - Secretary-General's Message on the 20th Anniversary of Slovenia joining the United Nations

New York - Secretary-General's Remarks at Opening of Photo Exhibition Commemorating the 20th Anniversary of the Membership of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Slovenia in the United Nations (as delivered)

21 May 2012

Chicago, Illinois - Readout of Secretary-General's meeting with H.E. Mr. Francois Hollande, the President of France

Chicago, Illinois - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence of the United Kingdom

Chicago, Illinois - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Mark Rutte, Prime Minister of the Netherlands

Chicago, Illinois - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Asif Ali Zardari, President of Pakistan

Bangkok - Secretary-General's video message to the World Tunnel Congress

Chicago, Illinois - Secretary-General's remarks to NATO Summit Meeting on Afghanistan

New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on Lebanon

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

21 May 2012

Geneva - Secretary-General's message to the World Health Assembly

20 May 2012

Chicago, Illinois - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Abdullah Gül, President of Turkey

Chicago, Illinois - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan

20 May 2012

Dili - Secretary-General's message on the Tenth Anniversary of the Restoration of Independence of Timor Leste

19 May 2012

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with H.E. Mr. Laurent Fabius, Minister of Foreign Affairs of France [scroll down for French version]

18 May 2012

New York - Readout of the Secretary-General’s meeting with Israeli Deputy Prime Minister Ehud Barak

New York - Secretary-General's closing remarks to High-Level Thematic Debate on "The State of the World Economy and Finance and its Impact on Development"

New York - Note to correspondents on Syria

17 May 2012

New York - Secretary-General's message on World Telecommunication and Information Society Day

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to high-level thematic debate on "The State of the World Economy and Finance and its Impact on Development"

New York - Secretary-General's video message to High-level Event to Commemorate the Fifth Anniversary of the Adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples

New York - Secretary-General's Remarks to the Global Classrooms Model UN Meeting "Youth of the World: Make Some Noise!"

New York - Statement Attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Mali and Guinea-Bissau

16 May 2012

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to the Thematic Debate on Security in Central America as a Regional and Global Challenge

New York - Secretary-General's remarks at an event hosted by the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea [as prepared for delivery]

15 May 2012

New York - Secretary-General's Message on the International Day of Families

14 May 2012

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

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on legislative elections in Algeria [scroll down for French version]

12 May 2012

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Sudan and South Sudan

11 May 2012

New York - Secretary-General's message to Steering Group of Friends of Water on Rio+20

09 May 2012

New York - Secretary-General's briefing at Informal Meeting of the General Assembly

New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on Palestinian prisoners

Geneva - Note to correspondents by the Spokesman for the Joint Special Envoy for Syria

New York - Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General on Bomb Attack in Syria

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

09 May 2012

Sharm el Sheikh - Secretary-General's message to Ministerial Meeting of the Coordination Bureau of the Non-Aligned Movement

08 May 2012

New York - Note to correspondents in response to question on the Presidential elections in France [scroll down for French]

Geneva - Note to correspondents - Press Encounter by the Joint Special Envoy of the United Nations and the League of Arab States on the Syrian crisis

07 May 2012

Washington, DC - Secretary-General's remarks at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies: "Building and Sustaining Peace: The UN Role in Post-Conflict Situations" [as prepared for delivery]

Washington, DC - Secretary-General's remarks at lunch hosted by the American Society of International Law (ASIL) [as prepared for delivery]

Washington, DC - Secretary-General's Remarks at the Atlantic Council, "The Great Transition" [as delivered]

New York - Deputy Secretary-General's remarks to opening of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

New York - Note to correspondents in response to questions on the parliamentary elections in Syria

04 May 2012

New York - Secretary-General's remarks to Security Council open debate on Threats to International Peace and Security Caused by Terrorist Acts

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