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21 March 2011

SG/T/2772

Activities of Secretary-General in Spain, 18-19 March

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon travelled to Madrid, Spain, from Guatemala on Friday, 18 March. He met Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero and Foreign Minister Trinidad Jiménez, and followed that meeting with a working luncheon with the Prime Minister and his senior aides.

21 March 2011

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‘This is Egypt’s Moment,’ Secretary-General Says in Cairo, Looking to Egyptians to Build Modern-Day Pyramid of Democracy in Heart of Arab World

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks — “Listening to the People: A Changing Arab World and the United Nations” — today at the El Sawy Culture Wheel Centre, Cairo:

18 March 2011

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In Message for World Water Day, Secretary-General Says Urban Water Crisis One of Governance, Weak Policies, Poor Management, Not One of Scarcity

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Water Day, to be observed 22 March:

18 March 2011

SG/SM/13455-CA/48

Commission against Impunity in Guatemala Helping to Make Drive for Accountability Irreversible, Secretary-General Tells Staff

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks during his visit to the headquarters of the International Commission against Impunity in Guatemala (CICIG) in Guatemala City, 17 March:

18 March 2011

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Secretary-General Says Security Council Action on Libya Affirms International Community’s Determination to Protect Civilians from Own Government’s Violence

The following statement was issued on 17 March by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

18 March 2011

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United Republic of Tanzania’s Killey Mwitasi Concludes Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Memorial Fellowship on Law of the Sea

Killey Mwitasi of the United Republic of Tanzania, the twenty-third recipient of the Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe Memorial Fellowship on the Law of the Sea, completed his fellowship today with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, where he has been conducting research on judicial decisions dealing with maritime boundary delimitation.