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Observances (fr)

Official observances

25 November 2011

SG/SM/13970-OBV/1056-PAL/2147

Palestinian Bid for United Nations Membership up to Member States, but Sight Must Not Be Lost of Ultimate Aim of Negotiated Peace, Says Secretary-General

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, 29 November:

25 November 2011

SG/SM/13971-OBV/1057

Private Sector, Not Just Governments, Has Role in New Strategies, Measures Needed to Eradicate Contemporary Forms of Slavery, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Abolition of Slavery, 2 December:

23 November 2011

SG/SM/13965-WOM/1887-OBV/1054

Young Males Must Break from Ingrained Generations-old Behaviour, Secretary-General Stresses at Event Marking Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the event to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, in New York on 23 November:

21 November 2011

SG/SM/13958-OBV/1053

Volunteers Showing How World Can Be Changed, Secretary-General Says, Hailing Their Passion to Promote United Nations Goals in Message for Observance

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Volunteer Day, to be observed on 5 December:

17 November 2011

SG/SM/13955-OBV/1052-WOM/1885

Violence – Often, Mere Threat of It – One of Most Significant Barriers to Women’s Full Equality, Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, 25 November:

15 November 2011

SG/SM/13948-OBV/1051

Secretary-General, in Message Marking Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, Calls Accident Death Toll Unacceptable Price to Pay for Mobility

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, to be observed on 20 November:

14 November 2011

SG/SM/13946-AFR/2286-OBV/1050

Secretary-General Urges Concerted Effort to Achieve ‘Sustainable Energy For All’ in Message for Africa Industrialization Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for Africa Industrialization Day, to be observed on 20 November:

11 November 2011

SG/SM/13939-OBV/1049

Secretary-General, in Message for International Tolerance Day, Stresses Importance of Dialogue, Positive Engagement with Others

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Tolerance, to be observed on 16 November:

10 November 2011

SG/SM/13934-OBV/1048

Secretary-General, Marking Observance of 14 November as World Diabetes Day, Calls for Strategies to Help Victims, Especially in Developing Countries

This is the text of a message by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to mark World Diabetes Day, observed on 14 November:

3 November 2011

SG/SM/13922-ENV/DEV/1239-OBV/1047

Environment Is ‘Casualty of Warfare’, Says Secretary-General, Seeking Sustainable Management of Natural Resources as Critical for Durable Peace, Security

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict, on 6 November: