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10 March 2014

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Secretary-General, Concerned about Situation in Maldives, Stresses Need to Respect Separation of Powers, Democratic Processes

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

10 March 2014

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Secretary-General Appeals for Easing of Tensions in Ukraine, Stressing Need to Respect Human Rights, Refrain from Hasty Actions

Following is a statement issued today by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

10 March 2014

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Gender Equality Key to Achieving Millennium Goals, Says Secretary-General, Urging Greater Focus on Maternal Health as Commission on Status of Women Opens

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

7 March 2014

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Progress on Gender Equality Fuels Progress across Entire United Nations Agenda, Secretary-General Says at Closing of General Assembly High-level Session

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the closing session of the High-level Event of the General Assembly on “The Contributions of Women, the Young and Civil Society to the Post-2015 Development Agenda”, in New York today:

7 March 2014

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Secretary-General Welcomes International Criminal Court Verdict Convicting Rebel Leader for Atrocities in Democratic Republic of Congo

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

7 March 2014

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Secretary-General, Commemorating International Women’s Day, Says ‘Equality for Women is Progress for All’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Annual Commemoration of International Women’s Day, in New York today:

7 March 2014

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Secretary-General Tells Advisory Board on Disarmament It Has Two Pressing Issues To Consider — Verification, Security Implications of New Technologies

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to the sixty-first session of the Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, in New York today:

7 March 2014

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Secretary-General Tells Security Council ‘Children Should be Armed with Pens and Textbooks, Not Guns and Grenades’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as delivered, at the Security Council open debate on children and armed conflict, today, in New York:

6 March 2014

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Secretary-General Salutes Pledge by States to End Child Military Recruitment, in Message for Launch of ‘Children, Not Soldiers’ Campaign

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message as delivered by Leila Zerrougui, his Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, to the launch of the United Nations Global Campaign “Children, Not Soldiers”, in New York today:

6 March 2014

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Secretary-General Tells UNIS-UN Conference Set to Study Globalization’s Costs, Benefits ‘With World More Connected, We Must Be More United’

Following is UN Secretary-General’s message to the UNIS ( United Nations International School)-UN Conference in New York today: