Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, observed on 26 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Public Service Day, observed on 23 June:

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on the International Day of Yoga, in New York on 21 June:

Following is Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, observed on 26 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Refugee Day, observed on 20 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on International Widows’ Day, observed on 23 June:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the World Day to Combat Desertification, under the theme “Invest in healthy soils”, observed on 17 June:

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

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Albinism Awareness Day, observed on 13 June:

People born with albinism can live normal, healthy and productive lives given the right opportunities — but, tragically, far too many suffer isolation, mutilation and even death because of persistent discrimination and ignorance surrounding their condition.  International Albinism Awareness Day offers an opportunity to dispel the myths that surround these individuals and enable them to exercise their inalienable human rights.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, to be observed 15 June: