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20 March 2015

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Secretary-General, Marking World Down Syndrome Day, Urges All to Ensure Post-2015 Goals Include Persons with Disabilities in Addressing Equality for All

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

19 March 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Observance, Calls Annual Nowruz Day ‘Wonderful Opportunity’ to Celebrating Cultural Diversity, Mutual Respect

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Nowruz, observed on 21 March:

19 March 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message on World Meteorological Day, Calls for Timely, Reliable Weather Prediction Services to Help Strengthen Climate Resilience

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Meteorological Day, observed on 23 March:

19 March 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Happiness Day, Urges Efforts to Achieve Universal Peace, Prosperity, Human Rights

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

12 March 2015

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Secretary-General Says Bolstered Research, Prevention, Care Vital to Create Tuberculosis-Free World by 2035, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Tuberculosis Day, to be observed on 24 March:

11 March 2015

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Observance, Urges Robust Policies to End Discrimination, Universal Ratification of Anti-Racism Convention

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March:

8 March 2015

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Secretary-General, at New York March, Calls for Strong Global Action to Achieve Gender Equality, Citing Slow Progress in Implementing Beijing Declaration

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the march for gender equality and women’s rights, in New York on 8 March:

4 March 2015

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Wildlife Crime Deters Sustainable Development, Threatens National Security, Deputy Secretary-General Warns at High-Level General Assembly Meeting

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as delivered, to the General Assembly today during an informal meeting to commemorate World Wildlife Day, observed on 3 March:

3 March 2015

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Secretary-General Says, in Message for International Women’s Day, ‘Unleash the Power of Women’ to Secure Bright Future for All

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Women’s Day, observed on 8 March:

26 February 2015

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Secretary-General Urges Consumers, Governments to Treat Crimes against Wildlife as ‘Threat to Our Sustainable Future’, In Message for International Day

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