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Official observances

1 May 2014

SG/SM/15813-OBV/1328-PI/2089

On World Press Freedom Day, Secretary-General Remembers Fallen Journalists, Stressing Indispensable Role of Free Media in Development

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the World Press Freedom Day (3 May) observance held in New York today:

17 April 2014

SG/SM/15785-ENV/DEV/1426-OBV/1326

Human Consumption of Planet’s Resources Unsustainable, Secretary-General Says in Mother Earth Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Mother Earth Day, to be observed on 22 April:

17 April 2014

SG/SM/15786-OBV/1327

Secretary-General Says, in Message for World Malaria Day, that Disease Still Kills More than Half a Million People Annually

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Malaria Day, to be observed on 25 April:

6 April 2014

SG/SM/15754-DEV/3076-OBV/1325

Secretary-General, Marking Inaugural International Day, Urges Global Citizens to Harness Power of Sport in Building Better World for All

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, observed today:

2 April 2014

DSG/SM/763-DC/3485-OBV/1324

Peace, Security, Human Dignity Can Be Well Served by Universal Adoption of Arms Trade Treaty, Deputy Secretary-General Tells Anniversary Event

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson’s remarks, as prepared for delivery, at the event marking the first anniversary of the adoption of the Arms Trade Treaty, in New York today:

2 April 2014

SG/SM/15746-OBV/1323

Secretary-General, in Message for World Health Day, Urges States, Development Partners to Accord Vector-borne Diseases Priority

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

1 April 2014

SG/SM/15739-AFR/2846-OBV/1322

Secretary-General, in Twentieth Genocide Commemoration Message, Hails Rwanda People’s Capacity for Reconciliation after ‘Monumental Tragedy’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the twentieth commemoration of the Rwanda genocide, to be observed on 7 April:

28 March 2014

SG/SM/15735-OBV/1321

Secretary-General Urges All to ‘Harness Power of Sport to Build Better World’ in Message for First International Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, to be observed on 6 April:

27 March 2014

SG/SM/15733-OBV/1320

Elections Critical Benchmark in Afghanistan Transition, Secretary-General Tells Leaders at Event Marking International Day of Nowruz

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Nowruz, in Kabul today:

27 March 2014

SG/SM/15732-OBV/1319

Secretary-General, Marking International Mine Awareness Day, Highlights Women’s Vital Role in Safeguarding Earth

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, to be observed on 4 April: