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10 March 2011

SG/SM/13435-AFR/2135

United Nations Operation in Côte d’Ivoire Will Maintain Flights, Fulfil Civilian Protection Mandate, Secretary-General Says

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

10 March 2011

SG/SM/13433-SC/10195-AFR/2134

Somalia Needs Aid to Counter Violence, Piracy, Drought as End of Transition Period Approaches, Secretary-General Tells Security Council

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council meeting on Somalia, in New York, 10 March:

10 March 2011

SG/SM/13436-ECOSOC/6471

Secretary-General Urges Charting Course for Truly Sustainable, Equitable Development, Addressing High-level Economic and Social Council Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Special High-level Meeting of the Economic and Social Council with the Bretton Woods Institutions, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), and the World Trade Organization, in New York, today, 10 March:

9 March 2011

SG/SM/13432-ECO/189-WOM/1855

Secretary-General, Marking Anniversary of ‘Women’s Empowerment Principles’, Urges More Businesses to Sign up, Help Shatter ‘Iron Ceiling’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the event marking the one-year anniversary of the Women’s Empowerment Principles in New York today, 9 March:

8 March 2011

SG/SM/13431-OBV/964-WOM/1852

Investing in Women ‘Smart Thing to Do’, Secretary-General Tells Entrepreneurship Forum, Highlights New Initiative to Bolster Women’s Financial Independence

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the International Women’s Day forum on “Investing in Women and Entrepreneurship”, in New York, 8 March:

7 March 2011

SG/SM/13429-AFR/2133

Concerned about Civilian Casualties in Libya, Secretary-General Urges End to Disproportionate Use of Force, Safety for All Foreigners

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

7 March 2011

SG/SM/13430-GA/PAL/1184

Secretary-General Reiterates Concern, Urges Release of Palestinian Prisoners Being Held In Israeli Detention Centres, in Message to Meeting on Question of Palestine

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:

3 March 2011

SG/SM/13428-OBV/963-WOM/1849

Only Women’s Full, Equal Participation Can Achieve Sustainable, Peaceful, Just Society Promised in United Nations Charter, Says Secretary-General in Message

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

3 March 2011

SG/SM/13427-PI/1973

Secretary-General, in Message, Urges Young People to Use their Ingenuity to Explore Innovative Ways to ‘Put the Web to Work for Our World’

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:

2 March 2011

SG/SM/13426

Strongly Condemning Assassination of Pakistan’s Minister for Minority Affairs, Secretary-General Encourages Government to Continue Fight against Terrorism

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