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6 May 2013

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Traffic Accidents Kill 1.3 Million People Each Year, but with Commitment Roads Can Be Made Safer for All, Secretary-General Says in Video Message

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message for Global Road Safety Week, 6–12 May:

2 May 2013

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In Exposing Misdeeds and Misrule, Journalists Confront Governments, Corporations, Criminals, Militias Who Want to Censor Them, Says Secretary-General on Observance

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks on World Press Freedom Day, in New York, 2 May:

2 May 2013

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Citing ‘Grim Catalogues’ of Attacks on Journalists, Secretary-General Urges Creation of Safe Environment across All Media so They Can Do Their Jobs

The increasing violence across the world against traditional and new media journalists alike undermined the very foundation of democratic societies, good governance, freedom of expression, and the right to receive and impart information and ideas, as enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, said top United Nations officials and journalists today during an observance of the twentieth anniversary of World Press Freedom Day.

1 May 2013

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‘When It Is Safe To Speak, the Whole World Benefits,’ Says Secretary-General in Message for World Press Freedom Day

The following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Press Freedom day, observed on 3 May:

1 May 2013

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‘Everyone Has a Voice; All Must be Able to Speak Freely and in Safety,’ Say Secretary-General, Director General of UNESCO in Joint Message

The following is a joint message from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Irina Bokova, on the occasion of World Press Freedom Day, observed on 3 May:

26 April 2013

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Remembrance for Victims of Chemical Warfare ‘Timely’, as Spectre Casts Ominous Shadow with Recent Allegations of Use by Syria, Says Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the Day of Remembrance for All Victims of Chemical Warfare, 29 April 2013:

23 April 2013

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With $3 Billion Annual Shortfall in Controlling Malaria, Secretary-General Says Replenishing Global Fund Should be Priority to Prevent Resurgence

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

22 April 2013

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‘When We Threaten the Planet, We Undermine Our only Home,’ Says Secretary-General, Urging Renewal, on International Day, of Pledges to Respect Mother Earth

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks for the Interactive Dialogue on Harmony with Nature to Commemorate International Mother Earth Day, in New York, 22 April:

4 April 2013

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Reducing Hypertension Critical to Global Action Plan on Tackling Non-communicable Diseases, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Health Day

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

1 April 2013

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Films, Panel Discussions, Live Performances among Events to Mark Observance of World Autism Awareness Day at Headquarters, 2 April

A growing number of countries are heralding a new call for involvement in addressing autism and other developmental disorders that affect millions of individuals and their families and societies worldwide as the United Nations and communities around the globe mark World Autism Awareness Day on 2 April with commemorative events including film screenings, panel discussions and live performances.