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Statements and Messages

26 February 2011

SG/SM/13420-SC/10188-AFR/2125

Today’s Measures Are Tough, Says Secretary-General of Security Council’s Resolution on Libya, but in Days Ahead, Even Bolder Action May Be Needed

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council on Libya, today, 26 February, in New York:

26 February 2011

SG/SM/13419-IK/634

‘Kuwait and Iraq Stand at Dawn of New Era of Peaceful Coexistence,’ Secretary-General Says in Commemoration of Kuwait’s Independence

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the twentieth anniversary of the liberation of Kuwait and fiftieth anniversary of its independence, today, 26 February, in New York:

25 February 2011

SG/SM/13418-SC/10186-AFR/2124

Secretary-General Tells Security Council Time to Consider Concrete Action in Libya, as Loss of Time Means More Loss of Lives

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council on peace and security in Africa, in New York, today, 25 February:

25 February 2011

SG/SM/13417-AFR/2123

With Reported Heavy Fighting in Somalia, Secretary-General Deplores Human Cost of Conflict, Calls for Redoubled Efforts to Restore Peace

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

25 February 2011

SG/SM/13416-AFR/2121

Secretary-General Warns Perpetrators of Clashes in Côte d’Ivoire, Demands End to Threats against United Nations Peacekeepers

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

24 February 2011

SG/SM/13415-WOM/1844

Secretary-General, at UN Women Launch, Says New Entity Is Part of Larger Drive Promoting Gender Equality, Demanding End to Sexual Violence

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of UN Women in New York, today, 24 February:

24 February 2011

SG/SM/13414-DC/3282

Secretary-General’s Message to Signature Campaign for Atomic Weapons Ban Stresses Importance of Citizens’ Voices in Maintaining Recent Momentum

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to meetings organized by the Japan Council against Atomic and Hydrogen Bombs in Hiroshima, Nagasaki and Tokyo to launch a signature campaign for the start of negotiations for a convention banning nuclear weapons, on 15 February:

24 February 2011

SG/SM/13413-DC/3281

Efforts to Advance Disarmament Agenda Must Intensify, Secretary-General Tells Advisory Board, or ‘Risk Very Real Possibility of Sliding Backwards’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, to his Advisory Board on Disarmament Matters, today, 24 February, in New York:

24 February 2011

SG/SM/13412-GA/COL/3216

Completing Decolonization Process Will Require Concerted Efforts of All Concerned, Secretary-General Tells Special Committee

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening of the 2011 session of the Special Committee on Decolonization, in New York, today, 24 February:

24 February 2011

SG/SM/13411-ENV/DEV/1192

Secretary-General, Hailing Mexico on Signing Nagoya Protocol to Biodiversity Convention, Urges Similar Action by Other States Parties

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement, delivered by Stephen Mathias, Assistant Secretary-General for Legal Affairs, on the occasion of the signature of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing by the Government of Mexico, in New York, today, 24 February: