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9 March 2015

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Secretary-General Tells Women’s Commission Empowerment Fuels ‘Best Drivers for Growth’, Calling 2015 ‘Vital’ in Advancing Gender Equality

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York today:

9 March 2015

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Honouring Fallen Peacekeepers, Secretary-General Commends Peru for Continued Engagement in Advancing Goals of United Nations

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Major General Adrian Foster, Deputy Military Adviser for Peacekeeping Operations, for the commemoration ceremony for fallen Peruvian peacekeepers, in Lima today:

9 March 2015

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Secretary-General Appoints Stephen O’Brien of United Kingdom Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Stephen O’Brien of the United Kingdom as Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator.

8 March 2015

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Deadly Attack on United Nations Camp in Mali as Reprehensible, Encourages Peaceful Resolution to Conflict

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

8 March 2015

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Secretary-General Outraged by Continued Destruction of Iraqi Cultural Sites, Calls for Swift International Action to Hold Perpetrators Accountable

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

8 March 2015

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Secretary-General, at New York March, Calls for Strong Global Action to Achieve Gender Equality, Citing Slow Progress in Implementing Beijing Declaration

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the march for gender equality and women’s rights, in New York on 8 March:

7 March 2015

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Secretary-General, at New York Event, Applauds Humanitarian Initiatives of Lions Club International, Encourages Support for Post-2015 Development Agenda

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Cristina Gallach, Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information, for Lions Day, in New York today:

7 March 2015

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Condemning Deadly Attack in Mali, Secretary-General Calls for Swift Investigation into Bringing Perpetrators to Justice

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

6 March 2015

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Secretary-General, Profoundly Disappointed at Failure of South Sudanese Parties to Conclude Power-Sharing Pact, Says No Alternative to Negotiated Settlement

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

6 March 2015

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Activities of Secretary-General in Chile, 26 February-1 March

On Thursday, 26 February, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, flew from Asunción, Paraguay, to Santiago de Chile, to attend a high-level event on “Women in Power and Decision-Making”, organized by the Government of Chile in cooperation with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women).