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Official observances

18 November 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message, Appeals to All Partners to Help Meet Vast Unmet Demand for Resources to Advance Efforts to End Violence against Women

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑Moon’s message for the International Day to End Violence against Women, observed on 25 November:

18 November 2013

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Job Creation, Entrepreneurship ‘Crucial’ to Ending Poverty, Secretary- General Says in Message for Africa Industrialization Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Industrialization Day, to be observed on 20 November:

13 November 2013

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In World of Plenty, Says Secretary-General in Message for Diabetes Day, ‘Shameful’ So Many People Lack Access to Healthy Foods

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Diabetes Day, observed on 14 November:

13 November 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message, Calls for Concerted Action on Road Safety to Save Millions of Lives, as Vital Component of Post-2015 Development Agenda

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki‑moon’s message for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, observed on 17 November:

11 November 2013

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Tolerance Means Recognizing Diversity as Strength, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Tolerance, to be observed on 16 November:

8 November 2013

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In Message for World Toilet Day, Secretary-General Urges that Sanitation Be at Heart of Post-2015 Development Framework

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Toilet Day, observed on 19 November:

7 November 2013

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Harness Power of Science for Peace, Progress, Greater Good Everywhere, Secretary-General Urges in Message for International Week

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the observance of the International Week of Science and Peace, to be observed from 11 to 17 November:

4 November 2013

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Good Governance Helps Prevent Resources from Fuelling Conflict, Secretary-General Says, Marking Day for Preventing Exploitation of Environment in War

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, observed on 6 November:

18 October 2013

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Commemorating UN Day, Secretary-General Highlights Power of Collective Action, Urges International Community to Work Together for Better World

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Day, observed on 24 October:

16 October 2013

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Better Food Systems, Smarter Investments Key to Erasing World Hunger, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Food Day, observed on 16 October: