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Statements and Messages

2 March 2012

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Female Energy, Talent, Strength Represent Humankind’s Most Valuable Untapped Resource, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Women’s Day

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

2 March 2012

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International Community’s Inaction May Have Encouraged Brutal Suppression in Syria; ‘We Must Act, Urgently and in Concert,’ Secretary-General Tells General Assembly

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s oral report to the General Assembly on the implementation of resolution 66/253, in New York on 2 March:

2 March 2012

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Year after Devastating Earthquake, Secretary-General Praises Courage, Impressive Resilience of Japanese People, in Message to Fukushima Energy Seminar

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the International Energy Seminar in Fukushima, Japan, 2 March:

2 March 2012

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Secretary-General Commends Senegal for Peaceful Conduct of Presidential Election’s First Round, Appeals for Same Spirit of Democratic Commitment in Second

The following statement was issued on 1 March by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

1 March 2012

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Secretary-General Concerned by Continued Political Tensions in Maldives, Says Political Crisis Following Change of Power Must Be Solved Peacefully

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

29 February 2012

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Secretary-General Welcomes Positive, Substantive Progress Achieved at Recent Beijing Talks between Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, United States

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

28 February 2012

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Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Killing of Bus Passengers in Pakistan

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

27 February 2012

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‘Doing Well by Doing Good’ Amounts to Investment in Stability, Prosperity, Opportunity, Secretary-General Tells ‘Board of Boards’ CEO Conference

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the “Board of Boards CEO Conference”, delivered by Georg Kell, Executive Director of the United Nations Global Compact, in New York on 27 February:

27 February 2012

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Secretary-General Urges Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development to Ensure that Revenues Supplement, Not Replace, Traditional Aid

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the tenth plenary meeting of the Leading Group on Innovative Financing for Development, in Madrid on 27 February:

27 February 2012

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Polio Eradication Must Be Treated as Public Health Emergency, Secretary-General Stresses, Hailing Angola’s Efforts at Launch of Vaccination Campaign

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Polio Vaccination Campaign Health Post in Luanda, Angola, on 27 February: