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Statements and Messages

12 March 2012

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Secretary-General, in Message, Calls on Business Leaders to Embrace New Children’s Rights and Business Principles, Integrate Them into Their Operations

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on the launch of the Children’s Rights and Business Principles, in London, 12 March:

12 March 2012

SG/SM/14152-SC/10576

Secretary-General Tells Security Council Damaging Notions Keep Unrepresentative Governments in Middle East in Power with Little to Show for Democracy

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Security Council meeting on changes in the Middle East, in New York, 12 March:

12 March 2012

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Secretary-General Welcomes Announcement of Constitution-Making Process in Fiji; Says Important Step towards Return to Constitutional Order

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

9 March 2012

SG/SM/14149

Even amid Tragedy of Japan Earthquake, Secretary-General Says One Year Later, Japanese Thought beyond Fukushima, Looking to Prevent Tragedies Elsewhere

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a reception hosted by Japan to mark the one-year anniversary of the Great East Asia Earthquake, in New York, 8 March:

8 March 2012

SG/SM/14148-GA/SM/388-WOM/1903

On International Women’s Day, Secretary-General, General Assembly President Propose Global Conference on Women in 2015, 20 Years after Beijing

Following is a joint announcement by United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and General Assembly President Nassir Abdulaziz al-Nasser:

7 March 2012

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‘Nowhere, at No Time, Can We Allow Women to Be Treated or Accepted as Second-Class Citizens,’ Declares Secretary-General at International Women’s Day Event

Following are UN Secretary-General’s remarks at the International Women’s Day Event: “Empower Rural Women — End Hunger and Poverty”, today, 7 March, in New York:

7 March 2012

SG/SM/14147

Secretary-General Condemns in Strongest Terms Recent Terrorist Attacks in Yemen

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

7 March 2012

SG/SM/14145-HRC/13

To Those Who Are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual or Transgender, Secretary-General Says in Message: You Are Not Alone in Your Struggle to End Violence, Discrimination

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Human Rights Council meeting on violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity, today, 7 March, in Geneva:

6 March 2012

SG/SM/14144-ECO/205-WOM/1900

Women’s Empowerment ‘Not a Human Resources Problem’, Says Secretary-General, Urging Business Leaders to Apply ‘Gender Lens’ to All Their Activities

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, at “Equality Means Business: Gender Equality for Sustainable Business”, in New York today, 6 March:

6 March 2012

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After Great East Japan Earthquake, Japanese People Stood Up — So Did International Community, Secretary-General Says One Year Later, Commending Resilient Response

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a concert hosted by Japan to mark the one-year anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake, in New York, 5 March: