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Official observances

7 December 2015

SG/SM/17397-HR/5280-OBV/1565

Marking First-Ever International Day Commemorating Dignity of Genocide Victims, Secretary-General Stresses Working Together to ‘Uphold Our Common Humanity’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of the Crime of Genocide and of the Prevention of this Crime, observed on 9 December:

7 December 2015

SG/SM/17399-OBV/1566

Secretary-General, in Message for International Anti-Corruption Day, Notes ‘Dramatic’ Change in Global Attitudes towards Graft

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Anti-Corruption Day, observed on 9 December:

4 December 2015

SG/SM/17387-HR/5279-OBV/1564

Secretary-General, in Message for Human Rights Day, Urges Concerted Global Action to Protect, Promote Fundamental Freedoms, Birthright of All Peoples

Following is UN Secretary‑General Ban Ki‑moon’s message for Human Rights Day, to be observed on 10 December:

3 December 2015

SG/SM/17385-HR/5278-OBV/1563

Secretary-General Stresses Need to Account for ‘Unconsidered and Unheard’ Needs of Persons with ‘Invisible’ Disabilities, at International Day Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the opening ceremony of the observance of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, in New York today:

2 December 2015

SG/SM/17381-OBV/1561

Let Us Use ‘Power of Volunteerism’ to Build More Sustainable World for All, Says Secretary-General in Message Marking International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Volunteer Day, observed on 5 December:

2 December 2015

SG/SM/17382-OBV/1562

Sustainable Soil Management Is ‘Solid Ground for Life’, Critical for Mitigating Climate Change, Says Secretary-General, in Message for World Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Soil Day, observed on 5 December:

1 December 2015

SG/SM/17379-HR/5276-OBV/1560

Use 2030 Agenda as Road Map to Free World’s Enslaved People, Secretary-General Says, in Message Marking International Day for Abolition of Slavery

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, observed on 2 December:

25 November 2015

SG/SM/17361-OBV/1557-WOM/2054

Being Serious about Ending Violence against Women Means Greater Efforts to Protect Their Rights, Secretary-General Says at Commemoration of International Day

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the commemoration of United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, today in New York:

25 November 2015

SG/SM/17362-OBV/1558

We Can Move World Forward by Leaving No One Behind, Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-mooon’s message on the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, observed on 3 December:

24 November 2015

SG/SM/17352-OBV/1555-WOM/2053

As World Confronts Violent Extremism, Protection of Women ‘Must Be a Key Consideration’, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, observed on 25 November: