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Statements and Messages

25 March 2013

SG/SM/14907-GA/11350-OBV/1205

When Recalling Slavery, ‘We Must Be More than Spectators; We Must Address Lingering Consequences’, Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the commemorative meeting of the General Assembly on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in New York, today, 25 March:

25 March 2013

SG/SM/14906-ORG/1566

Unveiling Umoja's ‘Countdown Clock’ to Start of Operation, Secretary-General Says Single Repository with Reliable, Real-time Data will Harmonize UN’s Work

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Umoja 100 Days Event, in New York, 25 March:

25 March 2013

SG/SM/14905-AFR/2585

Condemning Seizure of Power in Central African Republic, Secretary-General Calls for Swift Return to Constitutional Order

The following statement was issued on 24 March by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

22 March 2013

SG/SM/14904

Noting Resignation Announcement of Lebanon’s Prime Minister ‘At Challenging Time for Region’, Secretary-General Calls for Positive Engagement with President

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

22 March 2013

SG/SM/14903-OBV/1203

‘The United Nations Has a Short History but a Long Memory,’ Says Secretary-General at Concert Commemorating the More Than 15 Million Victims of the Slave Trade

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the concert in the General Assembly Hall on the occasion of the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, 22 March:

22 March 2013

SG/SM/14902-L/3207

Secretary-General Welcomes Confirmation by International Criminal Court of Transfer to The Hague of Suspected War Criminal Bosco Ntaganda

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

22 March 2013

SG/SM/14901-AFR/2584

Secretary-General, Deeply Concerned by Reports of Renewed Fighting in Central African Republic, Urges Séléka Movement to Halt Military Offensive

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

22 March 2013

SG/SM/14900

Secretary-General Welcomes Restoration of Relations between Israel and Turkey

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

22 March 2013

SG/SM/14899-OBV/1202

Emergence of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis, Inadequate Funding Impeding Further Progress to Reduce Infections, Secretary-General Says in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tuberculosis Day, 24 March:

22 March 2013

SG/SM/14898-HR/5126-OBV/1201

Secretary-General, in Message, Says Right to Truth Day is Occasion to Preserve Memory of Human Rights Victims, Honour Those Struggling to Defend Them

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth Concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, observed on 24 March: