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Statements and Messages

5 March 2013

SG/SM/14847-SC/10930

Secretary-General, in Security Council, Says Signing of Framework on Democratic Republic of Congo ‘Historic Opportunity’ to Address Root Causes of Violence

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement to the Security Council consultations on the Special Report on the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region, in New York, 5 March:

5 March 2013

SG/SM/14846-WOM/1943

Secretary-General Calls for Strengthened Commitment, More Resources to Help End ‘Global Disgrace’ of Violence against Women, Girls, at New York Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on violence against women and girls, at a high-level side event of the fifty-seventh session of the Commission on the Status of Women, in New York, 5 March:

5 March 2013

SG/SM/14845

At New York Exhibit, Secretary-General Says Power of Education Must Be Used ‘to Build the World We Want’ - One without Poverty, Violence, Hunger

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the “Journeys to Schools” Exhibition, in New York, 4 March:

4 March 2013

SG/SM/14844-AFR/2576

Secretary-General, Gratified by Reversal of Alleged Rape Victim’s Conviction, Regrets That Somalia Appeal Court Upheld Verdict against Journalist

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

4 March 2013

SG/SM/14843-OBV/1185-WOM/1939

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

SG/SM/14842-AFR/2575

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

SG/SM/14841

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

SG/SM/14840-HRC/15

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

SG/SM/14839-GA/PAL/1256

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

SG/SM/14838

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: