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19 March 2014

SG/SM/15718-OBV/1310

Secretary-General, in Message for World Observance, Urges Water, Energy Security ‘for the Many and Not Just the Few’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Water Day, to be observed on 22 March:

19 March 2014

SG/SM/15716-OBV/1308

Solidarity, Harmony Never More Essential amid New Global Pressures, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day of Nowruz

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

19 March 2014

SG/SM/15719-OBV/1311

Secretary-General, in Message, Says All Tuberculosis Sufferers Deserve Access to Treatment as Matter of Social Justice, Global Health Security

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s Message for World Tuberculosis Day on 24 March:

19 March 2014

SG/SM/15717-OBV/1309

Equal Access to Health Services Critical to Empowering Those with Down Syndrome, Secretary-General Says in Message for Observance

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

18 March 2014

SG/SM/15715-OBV/1307-RD/1012

Condemn Ideas Based on Hatred, Incitement to Intolerance, Secretary-General Urges in Message Marking Day for Elimination of Racial Discrimination

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

18 March 2014

SG/SM/15712-OBV/1306

Translate Charter Pledge into Action to End Poverty, Build Inclusion, Harmony, Urges Secretary-General in Message for Day of Happiness

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

13 March 2014

SG/SM/15706-ENV/DEV/1415-OBV/1305

Awareness Must Be Coupled with Concrete Action to Protect Vital Forests, Secretary-General Stresses in Message for International Observance

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

7 March 2014

SG/SM/15694-OBV/1304-WOM/1978

Secretary-General, Commemorating International Women’s Day, Says ‘Equality for Women is Progress for All’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Annual Commemoration of International Women’s Day, in New York today:

28 February 2014

SG/SM/15676-OBV/1303-WOM/1977

Secretary-General Says in Message for Women’s Day ‘Equality Is Not a Dream, But a Duty of Governments, the United Nations, and Every Human Being’

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

20 February 2014

SG/SM/15656-OBV/1302

Secretary-General, in Message for International Mother Language Day, Urges Promotion of Linguistic Diversity, Multilingualism to Build Better World

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Mother Language Day, to be observed on 21 February: