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Observances (fr)

Official observances

10 October 2012

SG/SM/14576-OBV/1149-WOM/1928

‘It Is Time to Invest More in Rural Women, Protect Their Rights and Improve Their Status,’ Secretary-General Says in Message on International Day of Rural Women

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

9 October 2012

SG/SM/14570-OBV/1148

‘Let Girls Be Girls, Not Brides,’ Secretary-General Says in Message for Inaugural International Day of Girl Child

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s Message for the International Day of the Girl Child, 11 October:

8 October 2012

SG/SM/14567-OBV/1147

Depression No Matter for Experts Alone, Secretary-General Says in Message for Mental Health Day, Urging Action to Relieve Related Stigma

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Mental Health Day, observed on 10 October:

4 October 2012

SG/SM/14562-OBV/1146

Teachers’ Influence Potentially Profound, Says Secretary-General in Message, Urging These Custodians of Learning ‘Recognition and Support They Deserve’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Teachers’ Day, observed on 5 October:

28 September 2012

SG/SM/14557-OBV/1145

‘Perhaps It May Be Easier to Pick Up a Weapon than to Lay Down a Grudge,’ Says Secretary-General in Message, Calling on All to Build World of Non-Violence

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Non-Violence, observed on 2 October:

25 September 2012

SG/SM/14535-OBV/1144

‘Longevity Is a Public Health Achievement, Not a Social or Economic Liability,’ Says Secretary-General, in Message for International Day of Older Persons

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Older Persons, observed on 1 October:

24 September 2012

SG/SM/14528-HAB/218-OBV/1143

Long Way from Turning Ideal of Sustainable, Inclusive Cities into Reality, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Habitat Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Habitat Day, the theme of which is “Changing cities, building opportunities”, observed on 1 October:

21 September 2012

SG/SM/14520-OBV/1141

Secretary-General, at Peace Bell Ceremony on International Day of Peace, Stresses Need for Tolerance, Dialogue, Harmony amid Tense Global Times

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Peace Bell ceremony for the International Day of Peace, in New York, 21 September:

21 September 2012

SG/SM/14521-OBV/1142

Secretary-General Urges Student Conference on International Day of Peace to 'Make Some Noise' for Peace, Justice, Better World

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks as prepared for delivery to the Student Conference on the International Day of Peace, in New York, 21 September:

19 September 2012

SG/SM/14519-OBV/1140-SEA/1983

Improving Safety at Sea as Important as Ever 100 Years after ‘Titanic’ Sinking, Says Secretary-General in Message for World Maritime Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Maritime Day, to be observed on 27 September: