Applauding Iraqis elections turnout, UN official calls for unity
9 March 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon applauded “all those Iraqis who exercised their constitutional right to vote despite the very serious and difficult challenging security situation”, while the UN envoy to Iraq praised millions of Iraqis who voted in Sunday’s elections and called for political candidates and groups to respect the democratic process.
International Women's Day/ beijing +15 : So many challenges remain
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for
Action, the outcome of the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Since the Beijing Conference,progress has been made in a number of areas, most significantly in education.
UN Secretary-General on the Women's Day:"Equal rights, equal opportunities: progress for all"
The International Women's Day coincides this year with the 15 anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. In his his message on the International Women's Day 2010, the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called for a renewed determination for a future of equal rights, equal opportunities and progress for all.
Women’s empowerment lifts obstacles to achieving development goals, Ban says
3 March 2010 – More than a decade after world leaders agreed to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women, their empowerment remains a necessary element in attaining development targets, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today.
UN Humanitarian Chief visits Gaza, calls for crossings to open
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes highlighted the unacceptability of continuing blockade and called for a dramatic change of policy, including the full re-opening of the crossings, in order to give people the opportunity to live dignified lives, as they are entitled to.
15-year after Beijing: there is still a clear need to move from commitment to action on gender equality
2 March 2010 – 15 years after the Beijing Conference in 1995, the UN focusing on the assessment of what has been achieved since the Beijing Conference and on considering how to deal the persistent obstacles and the new challenges. From 1 to 12 March these issues are on the agenda of the 54th session of the Commission on the Status of Women. Today and Tomorrow the General Assembly will commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for 
United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator John Holmes highlighted the unacceptability of continuing blockade and called for a dramatic change of policy, including the full re-opening of the crossings, in order to give people the opportunity to live dignified lives, as they are entitled to.
