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4 March 2013

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Give Response to Sexual Violence Priority in Peace Activities, Secretary-General Instructs Senior Advisers in Message for International Women’s Day

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

1 March 2013

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Secretary-General, Concerned about Reported Clashes in Guinea, Calls for Calm, Urging All Political Actors to ‘Pursue the Path of Dialogue’

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

1 March 2013

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Secretary-General, Delivering Sergio Vieira de Mello Lecture, Says Cost of Responding to Crisis Far Higher than Investing in Prevention

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s annual Sergio Vieira de Mello Lecture, as prepared for delivery, in Geneva on 1 March:

1 March 2013

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As World Community Knows from Long Experience, ‘Peace, Development and Human Rights Are Inextricably Linked,’ Says Secretary-General to Geneva Panel

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the High-Level Panel on Human Rights Mainstreaming at the Human Rights Council, in Geneva, 1 March:

27 February 2013

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Unprecedented Financial Crisis Threatens Gains in Institution-building, Warns Secretary-General in Message to Seminar on Assistance to Palestinian People

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Oscar Fernandez-Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the United Nations Seminar on Assistance to the Palestinian People, in Rome on 27 February:

27 February 2013

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Alliance of Civilizations Should Work Where Risk Is Greatest, Helping People Move from Conflict to Collaboration, Secretary-General Tells Global Forum

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the fifth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, in Vienna, 27 February:

26 February 2013

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Intercultural Understanding, Tolerance Vital for Peace, Sustainable Development, Says Secretary-General at Alliance of Civilizations Awards Ceremony

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as delivered at the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations Intercultural Innovation Awards Ceremony, in Vienna on 26 February:

26 February 2013

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Turning Conflicts, Fragility into Peace, Shared Prosperity Central to Post-2015 Talks, Secretary-General Tells International Development Conference

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for the International Conference on Development for All, in Dili on 26 February:

26 February 2013

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In Vienna, Secretary-General Says Leadership, Energy, Idealism of Youth Needed to Help World Community Build More Prosperous, Equitable, Peaceful Future

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a youth event for the Fifth Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations, in Vienna, 26 February:

25 February 2013

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Secretary-General Says 1993 Vienna Declaration Important Human Rights Milestone; But, ‘We Still Have a Long Way to Go to Translate Principle Into Practice’

Following is the text of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the high-level panel discussion to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Vienna Declaration and Programme of Action, in Geneva, 25 February: