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20 March 2015

SG/SM/16608

Secretary-General Condemns Deadly Attacks on Kurds during New Year Celebration in Syria as Heinous, Says ISIL/Da'esh’s ‘Despicable’ Agenda Must Be Stopped

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

20 March 2015

SG/SM/16605-OBV/1441

Commemorating Transatlantic Slave Trade Victims, Secretary-General Calls for Ending Modern Slavery, Announces Unveiling of Permanent Memorial

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, observed on 25 March:

20 March 2015

SG/SM/16604-OBV/1440

Secretary-General, Marking World Down Syndrome Day, Urges All to Ensure Post-2015 Goals Include Persons with Disabilities in Addressing Equality for All

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

19 March 2015

SG/SM/16603-ENV/DEV/1496-OBV/1439

Secretary-General, in Message on World Meteorological Day, Calls for Timely, Reliable Weather Prediction Services to Help Strengthen Climate Resilience

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Meteorological Day, observed on 23 March:

19 March 2015

SG/SM/16602-OBV/1438

Secretary-General, in Message for International Observance, Calls Annual Nowruz Day ‘Wonderful Opportunity’ to Celebrating Cultural Diversity, Mutual Respect

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

19 March 2015

SG/SM/16601-DC/3540

Fresh Approaches, Mechanisms to Consider Civil Society’s Role in Disarmament Critical to Create Safer World, Secretary-General Tells Geneva Forum

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message to the Informal Conference on Disarmament, held in Geneva today:

19 March 2015

SG/SM/16600-OBV/1437

Secretary-General, in Message for International Happiness Day, Urges Efforts to Achieve Universal Peace, Prosperity, Human Rights

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Happiness Day, observed on 20 March:

18 March 2015

SG/SM/16599-AFR/3096

Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Attack on Museum in Tunisia

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

17 March 2015

SG/SM/16598-ENV/DEV/1495-OBV/1436

Secretary-General, on World Water Day, Says Access to Potable Water, Proper Sanitation Essential for Global Prosperity, Health

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

16 March 2015

SG/SM/16593-IHA/1358

Reducing Disaster Risks Is ‘Everybody’s Business’, Secretary-General Says at Symposium on Great East Japan Earthquake, Calling for ‘All Hands on Deck’

Following are UN Secretary-General Bank Ki-moon’s remarks at a symposium on lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake, held at Tohoku University in Sendai, Japan today: