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5 September 2016

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Unleash Human Spirit’s Full Force, Secretary-General Says on International Day of Charity, Calling for Collective Drive towards Sustainable Development Goals

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

31 August 2016

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At Event Marking International Day, Secretary-General Calls on All to Ban Nuclear Testing, Ratify Convention, Eradicate ‘Poisonous’ Legacy

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kim Won-soo, Under-Secretary-General and High Representative for Disarmament Affairs, for an event marking the International Day against Nuclear Tests, in New York today:

30 August 2016

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Secretary-General, on International Day, Calls on States to Acknowledge Family, Friends of Disappeared as Victims of Enforced Disappearances

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, observed today:

22 August 2016

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Nuclear Test Ban Key for Other Disarmament, Regional Security Measures, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day against Nuclear Tests, observed on 29 August:

19 August 2016

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On World Humanitarian Day, Deputy Secretary-General Says ‘Let Us Never Forget to Strive for the World as It Should Be’

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson's remarks at the event marking World Humanitarian Day, in New York today:

19 August 2016

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Legacy of Fallen Staff Lives on in Determination to Create Peaceful Future, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Service Commemorating Iraq Bombing

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the annual memorial service in honour of fallen staff on the anniversary of the Canal Hotel bombing in Iraq, in New York today:

15 August 2016

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Paying Tribute to Front-Line Aid Workers, Secretary-General Urges All to Support ‘World You’d Rather’ Campaign to Commemorate World Humanitarian Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Humanitarian Day, observed on 19 August:

9 August 2016

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Youth Can Break Patterns of Past, Set World on Course to Sustainable Future, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's message for the International Day of Youth, observed on 12 August:

28 July 2016

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Secretary-General Stresses Promotion, Defence of Human Solidarity, in Message for International Day of Friendship

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Friendship, observed on 30 July:

18 July 2016

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Deputy Secretary-General Hails ‘Madiba’ as Model Global Citizen of Towering Achievement, in Message for Nelson Mandela International Day

Following is UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks on Nelson Mandela International Day, in New York today: