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22 March 2013

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Attitudes towards Same-sex Relationships May Have Different Roots, but None Excuse Violence, Abuse or Denial of Human Rights, Says Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message to the Regional Conference on the Human Rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender People in Asia and the Pacific, held in Kathmandu, 22-23 March:

21 March 2013

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Investment in Sanitation ‘a Down-payment on a Sustainable Future’, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Water Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Water Day, observed on 22 March:

21 March 2013

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Secretary-General’s Remarks at Cultural Evening Organized in Honour of La Francophonie

The text of the Secretary-General’s remarks at the cultural evening organized in honour of La Francophonie is not available in English.

20 March 2013

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Secretary-General Saddened by Death of President of Bangladesh, Pays Tribute to His Contributions to Democratic Transition

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

20 March 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message, Says Vital to Work Hand-in-Hand with Persons with Autism to Help Cultivate Their Strengths, Address Their Challenges

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

20 March 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message for Day to Remember Victims of Transatlantic Slave Trade, Urges Greater Efforts to Eliminate Slavery’s Modern-Day Remnants

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, to be observed on 25 March:

20 March 2013

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Deforestation Fell Almost 20 Per Cent in Past Decade, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day of Forests

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Forests, to be observed on 21 March:

20 March 2013

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Vicious Circle of Exclusion Begins Early for Persons with Down Syndrome, Says Secretary-General in Message, Urging Intensified Efforts to Empower Them

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Down Syndrome Day, 21 March:

20 March 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message to NGO Conference on Post-2015 Development Agenda, Says Grass-Roots Energy, Ideas Essential for Practical, Coherent Framework

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Amina J. Mohammed, his Special Adviser on Post-2015 Development Planning, to the International NGO Conference on Advancing the Post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda, in Bonn on 20 March:

19 March 2013

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During Moment of Transition in Afghanistan, Parallel Structures Must Give Way to Fully Integrated Support, Secretary-General Tells Security Council

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the Security Council debate on Afghanistan, today, 19 March: