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Official observances

26 April 2016

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Noting Re-emergence of Chemical Weapons, Secretary-General Says ‘We Have Come Too Far to Go Back’, in Message Marking Remembrance Day for All Victims

Following is UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Remembrance Day for all Victims of Chemical Warfare, observed on 29 April:

25 April 2016

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Six Millions Deaths Averted during Last Decade, Yet Malaria Still Formidable Opponent, Secretary-General Warns in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Malaria Day, observed today:

22 April 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message on International Mother Earth Day, Urges Global Resolve to Ensure Low-Emission Growth, Better Climate Resilience

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Mother Earth Day, observed today:

11 April 2016

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At General Assembly Event Marking World Day of Reflection on Rwanda Genocide, Secretary-General Urges Unity to Establish Peaceful, Just Societies

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the General Assembly commemoration of the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, in New York today:

6 April 2016

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Concerned about Rising Incidence of Diabetes, Secretary-General Calls for Joint Action to Halt Preventable, Treatable Disease in World Health Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Health Day, observed on 7 April:

6 April 2016

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Secretary-General, Marking Day of Reflection on Rwanda Genocide, Says Healing, Reconstruction Essential amid Threats to Peace, Security in Great Lakes Region

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Reflection on the Genocide in Rwanda, observed on 7 April:

5 April 2016

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We Can Create Future We Want by Working, Playing Together, Secretary-General Says in Message on International Day of Sport for Development and Peace

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, to be observed on 6 April:

31 March 2016

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Secretary-General, in Message on International Day for Mine Awareness, Urges Teamwork to Eliminate Threats from Explosive Remnants of War

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:

29 March 2016

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States Must Combat Lingering Racism, Human Rights Abuses, Deputy Secretary-General Tells General Assembly Meeting to Commemorate Victims of Slavery

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks at the General Assembly’s commemorative meeting to observe the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in New York today:

28 March 2016

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Nowruz Transcends Borders, Unites People by Celebrating Common Heritage, Deputy Secretary-General Says at Concert Marking International Day

Following are Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at a concert in observance of the International Day of Nowruz, in New York today: