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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Madam Ban Soon-taek arrived in Bratislava in the morning of Sunday, 27 January.  They first visited the United Nations regional centre, where the Secretary-General met with heads of United Nations agencies and held a town hall meeting with the staff. 

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29 February 2008
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GLOBAL ANTI-POVERTY GOALS CAN BE MET ‘ONLY BY INVESTING IN THE WORLD’S WOMEN

 

AND GIRLS’, SAYS SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE

 


Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Women’s Day, observed 8 March:

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28 February 2008
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SECRETARY-GENERAL WARMLY WELCOMES ‘ACTING TOGETHER FOR KENYA’ AGREEMENT,


SAYS BREAKTHROUGH OFFERS HOPE FOR RETURN TO DECEMBER STABILITY


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

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27 February 2008
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Secretary-General deeply concerned at loss of civilian life in southern Israel, gaza;


Says escalation of violence must not be allowed to deter political process


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

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25 February 2008
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Secretary-General says violence against women never acceptable, never excusable,


never tolerable, as he launches global campaign on issue

 


Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Commission on the Status of Women in New York, 25 February: