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30 March 2011

SG/SM/13486

Noting Announced Transfer of Power in Myanmar to New Government, Secretary-General Says It Must Be Start of Genuine Departure from Years of Direct Military Rule

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

29 March 2011

SG/SM/13485-AFR/2152

International Community Prevented Bloodbath in Libya, but Air Operations Alone Will Not Resolve Crisis, Secretary-General Tells London Summit

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the situation in Libya and the implementation of Security Council resolution 1973 (2011), in London, 29 March:

29 March 2011

SG/SM/13484-GA/PAL/1190

Standoff in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Untenable, Especially When Many in Region Pursuing Freedom through Non-violence, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, as delivered by Oscar Fernandez Taranco, Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, to the United Nations Latin American and Caribbean Meeting in Support of Israeli-Palestinian Peace, in Montevideo, 29 March:

28 March 2011

SG/SM/13480-GA/11062

Introducing Italy’s President to General Assembly, Secretary-General Thanks Him for His Leadership, Encourages His Greater Engagement in International Arena

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks introducing the President of Italy at the General Assembly today, 28 March:

28 March 2011

SG/SM/13479-OBV/976

Governments, Industry Must Answer Call to Halt Spread of Drug Resistance, as Untold Millions of Lives at Risk, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Health Day, 7 April, on the theme "Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow":

28 March 2011

SG/SM/13482-DC/3287-OBV/977

On International Day, Secretary-General Calls for Greater Support for Mine Action; ‘Crucial Element’ in Drive to Build Safer, More Prosperous World for All

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:

28 March 2011

SG/SM/13483-AFR/2151-OBV/978

Only Way to Truly Honour Memory of Those Who Perished in Rwanda Genocide ‘to Ensure Such Events Can Never Occur Again’, Says Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the seventeenth Commemoration of the Genocide in Rwanda, observed 7 April:

28 March 2011

SG/SM/13481

Secretary-General Congratulates Timor-Leste Government as National Force Resumes Responsibility for All Police Operations from United Nations Mission

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

25 March 2011

SG/SM/13476-OBV/974

Far too Many People with Autism Face Abuse, Bias, Stigma, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Awareness Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Autism Awareness Day, to be observed on 2 April:

25 March 2011

SG/SM/13477-GA/11060-OBV/975

On International Day against Slavery, Secretary-General Remembers Human Beings at Their Best, Rising Up Despite Mortal Risk, Challenging Status Quo

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly meeting commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in New York, 25 March: