Press Release

With International Women’s Day set to be commemorated on 8 March, United Nations officials and experts form the Collaborative Partnership of Forests have seized the opportunity to stress that the world’s forests cannot be managed sustainably if women — the main users of forest resources in developing countries — continue to be sidelined.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today urged United Nations Member States to join him in supporting the report of an independent advisory board on civilian capacity in the aftermath of conflict, which puts forward wide-ranging recommendations aimed at strengthening international civilian support for post-conflict countries.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the United Nations International Meeting on the Question of Palestine, delivered by Maxwell Gaylard, Deputy United Nations Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process and United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, in Vienna, 7 March:

The following statement was issued on 6 March by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

Under-Secretary-General Sha Zukang called today for collective action to address rising social tensions, ecological pressures and economic crisis, as representatives from around the world gather to prepare for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, scheduled to take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in June 2012, with a preparatory meeting in New York on 7-8 March.

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Li Baodong (China):

The following Security Council press statement was issued today by Council President Li Baodong (China):

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the thirty-fifth United Nations International School-United Nations Conference: “The Web: Wiring our World”, today, 3 March, in New York:

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

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