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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:

5 March 2013

SG/SM/14849

Secretary-General Saddened by Death of President of Venezuela Hugo Chavez; Says Spoke to Challenges, Aspirations of ‘the Most Vulnerable Venezuelans’

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

5 March 2013

SG/T/2888

Activities of Secretary-General in United Arab Emirates, 24-26 February

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, late in the evening of Sunday, 24 February, on a flight from Addis Ababa.

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

DC/3417

United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs Assisting African States to Prepare for Final Conference on Arms Trade Treaty with Seminar in Addis Ababa, 7-8 March

NEW YORK, 5 March (Office for Disarmament Affairs) — The United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, through its Regional Centre for Peace and Disarmament in Africa is holding an “African Seminar to Prepare for the Final Conference on the Arms Trade Treaty”, in partnership with the International Action Network on Small Arms.

5 March 2013

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Activities of Secretary-General in Switzerland, 28 February-3 March

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, accompanied by Madam Ban Soon-taek, arrived in Geneva late in the afternoon of Thursday, 28 February, after a flight from Vienna.

5 March 2013

SG/T/2889

Activities of Secretary-General in Austria, 26-28 February

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Vienna on the morning of Tuesday, 26 February, after an overnight flight from Abu Dhabi via Frankfurt. He was joined in Vienna by Madam Ban Soon-taek, who had travelled to Austria separately from New York.

5 March 2013

SG/SM/14848

Secretary-General Says Performance by Renowned Artist, Singing Hebrew and Persian, Reminder of Magical Ability of Music to Transcend Cultures, Connect People

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to a performance today in the General Assembly Hall by Rita Yahan-Farouz, a singer of Israeli-Iranian heritage, sponsored by the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations: