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Official observances

4 September 2012

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Secretary-General, in Message, Says Democracies Not Born Overnight, but Once Painstaking Work Has Begun, There Can Be No Going Back

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

4 September 2012

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Illiteracy, Says Secretary-General in Message, Hobbles Efforts to Achieve Millennium Development Goals, Build Inclusive Knowledge Societies

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Literacy Day, observed on 8 September:

27 August 2012

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Voluntary Moratoriums Essential, but No Substitute for Total Global Ban, Says Secretary-General in Message to Mark International Day against Nuclear Tests

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day against Nuclear Tests, to be observed on 29 August:

9 August 2012

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Use All Media to Create World That Celebrates Diversity, Says Secretary-General in Remarks for International Day of World’s Indigenous Peoples

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the commemoration of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples in New York today, 9 August:

8 August 2012

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Secretary-General, in Message for International Youth Day, Warns against Creating ‘Lost Generation of Squandered Talent and Dreams’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Youth Day, to be observed on 12 August:

30 July 2012

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In Message on International Day of Friendship, Secretary-General Says Challenge Now to Sustain Global Spirit of Solidarity Forged at Olympic Games in London

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Friendship, 30 July:

26 July 2012

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Use Media to Create Intercultural World that Celebrates Diversity, Secretary-General Urges in Message for Day of Indigenous Peoples

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, to be observed on 9 August:

13 July 2012

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In Message for Nelson Mandela International Day, Secretary-General Urges 67 Minutes of Public Service to Make World ‘a Better Place’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Nelson Mandela International Day, to be observed on 18 July:

6 July 2012

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Secretary-General, in Message for World Population Day, Urges Member States to Bridge Gap between Demand for, Supply of Reproductive Health Services

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Population Day, observed on 11 July:

26 June 2012

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Cooperatives Build Better World by Advancing Sustainable Development, Social Integration, Decent Work, Secretary-General Says in Message Marking International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Cooperatives, observed on 7 July: