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Official observances

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:

15 October 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Observance, Stresses Need to Invest in Rural Women as ‘Agents of Progress’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Rural Women, observed on 15 October:

11 October 2013

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To End Poverty, Ensure Sustainable Development, ‘Calls of the Marginalized’ Must Be Heeded, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, observed on 17 October:

9 October 2013

SG/SM/15383-ENV/DEV/1389-OBV/1267

Persons with Disabilities Central to Disaster Resilience Initiatives, Secretary-General Says in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction, observed on 13 October:

8 October 2013

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Secretary-General Urges Coordinated Social Services to Address Older Persons’ Mental Health, in Message for International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Mental Health Day:

4 October 2013

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Urban Resilience Necessary as Effects of Climate Change Increase, Secretary-General Stresses at World Habitat Day Event

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at a World Habitat Day event, entitled “Resilient Design for Sustainable Urbanization”, in New York on 4 October:

4 October 2013

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Transport Central to Sustainable Development, Secretary-General Says, While Acknowledging Challenges, in Message for World Habitat Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Habitat Day, to be observed on 7 October:

4 October 2013

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Day, Stresses Importance of Providing Education Girls Deserve

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of the Girl Child, to be observed on 11 October: