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Women and gender issues

5 March 2016

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Women’s Rights Are Human Rights, Says Secretary-General in Message to Peace March

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of UN-Women, to the Women for Peace march, in New York today:

29 February 2016

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Devote Solid Funding, Courageous Advocacy, Unbending Political Will to Achieving Gender Equality, Secretary-General Urges in International Women’s Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Women’s Day, “From the Glass Ceiling to a Carpet of Shards”, to be observed on 8 March:

12 February 2016

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Secretary-General Applauds First-Ever All-Female Police Unit for Exemplary Service after Nine-Year-Long Peacekeeping Mission in Liberia

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

4 February 2016

SG/SM/17513-OBV/1578-WOM/2058

‘We Can End Female Genital Mutilation within a Generation’, Secretary-General Says in Message to Mark Global Zero-Tolerance Day for Harmful Practice

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation, observed on 6 February:

21 January 2016

SG/SM/17479-WOM/2057

Women’s Economic Empowerment Key to Unlocking Progress across Society, Secretary-General Tells Global Gender Parity Meeting

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Global Challenge Initiative on Gender Parity trustee meeting, in Davos, Switzerland, today:

28 December 2015

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Secretary-General, Welcoming Accord on ‘Comfort Women’ Issues, Expresses Hope It Will Help Improve Ties between Japan, Republic of Korea

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

14 October 2015

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Women Need Leadership Role in Peacebuilding to Defeat Gender-Based Violence, Armed Extremists, Secretary-General Says at Launch of Global Study on Issue

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the launch of the Global Study of Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000), in New York today:

13 October 2015

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As Armed Extremist Groups Target Women, World Must Prioritize Their Protection, Leadership, Secretary-General Tells Security Council at Open Debate

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council at its open debate on women, peace and security, in New York today:

8 October 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message to Women’s Forum, Urges End to Gender Violence, Inequality, Other Structural Barriers

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Susana Malcorra, Chef de Cabinet, to the Women in Parliaments Global Forum, held in Mexico City from 7 to 9 October:

30 September 2015

SG/SM/17157-WOM/2047

Secretary-General Urges Ministers to Intensify Resolve, Commitment to Achieve Gender Equality as Prerequisite for Sustainable, Inclusive Societies

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Executive Director of the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women), to the ministerial breakfast on the high-level review of women, peace and security, in New York today: