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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:

17 March 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Concrete Action to Protect, Promote Rights of People with Disabilities, in Message for World Down Syndrome Day

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

17 March 2016

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Progress towards Sustainable Development Can Help Spread Joy, Secure Peace, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Happiness Day

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

8 March 2016

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Women’s Empowerment Means Society’s Advancement, Secretary-General Stresses in Video Message to Mark International Day

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

12 February 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message for World Wildlife Day, Calls on Citizens, States, Businesses to Protect Plants, Animals from Exploitation, Trafficking

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March:

8 February 2016

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Secretary-General Urges Shift in Focus from Female Genital Mutilation to Girls’ Education, at Event Marking Commitment to End Harmful Practice by 2030

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Special Event on Mobilizing to Achieve the Global Goals through the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) by 2030, in New York today:

2 February 2016

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Secretary-General, Marking World Observance, Stresses Duty to Replicate Screening Success against Cervical Cancer in Low-Income Countries

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Cancer Day, observed on 4 February:

World Cancer Day, always an opportunity to rally the world, has special impetus this year thanks to the recent adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which aims to usher in a life of dignity for all people.