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Official observances

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: