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Statements and Messages

22 March 2011

SG/SM/13465-HR/5048-OBV/969

On Inauguration of ‘Right to Truth Day’, Secretary-General Calls for Recognition of Indispensable Role of Truth in Upholding Human Rights

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth of Victims of Gross Human Rights Violations, to be observed 24 March:

22 March 2011

SG/SM/13467-AFR/2148

Secretary-General, Hailing ‘Vanguard’ of 2011 Revolutions, Stresses Active, Engaged Civil Society Role in Keeping Tunisia on Progressive Path

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to civil society in Tunis, 22 March:

21 March 2011

SG/SM/13461-AFR/2146

Secretary-General, at Paris Meeting on Libya, Urges Speedy, Decisive Action While Spelling Out Difficult Questions Facing International Community

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the meeting on Libya in Paris on 19 March:

21 March 2011

SG/SM/13464

‘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:

21 March 2011

SG/SM/13462

Secretary-General Congratulates Haiti on ‘Successful’ Run-Off Ballot

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

21 March 2011

SG/SM/13460

Secretary-General Hopes for Calm, Peace in Haiti’s ‘Historic’ Run-Off Vote

The following statement was issued on 19 March by the Spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

21 March 2011

SG/SM/13463-OBV/968

Secretary-General, in Message for Day of Nowruz, Calls United Nations Values More Relevant than Ever as Crisis Grips Regions Where Holiday Is Rooted

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Nowruz today, 21 March:

18 March 2011

SG/SM/13457

Secretary-General Condemns Use of Live Ammunition against Demonstrators by Yemeni Security Forces, Reminds Government of Obligation to Protect Civilians

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

18 March 2011

SG/SM/13456-ENV/DEV/1203-OBV/967

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: