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29 September 2011

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Secretary-General’s Message for World Maritime Day Says There Should Be No Place for Ancient Scourge of Piracy in Twenty-first Century

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Maritime Day, to be observed on 26-30 September:

28 September 2011

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World Dramatically Changed by Powerful, Non-Violent Struggle for Democracy, Human Rights Spreading Across North Africa, Middle East, Says Secretary-General

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

27 September 2011

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Secretary-General Calls for Ensuring that Social Protection, Care for Older Persons Not Undermined, in Message for International Day

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

19 September 2011

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Secretary-General, in Message for World Tourism Day, Welcomes Chance to Recognize Sector as Force for Global Tolerance, Unity

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

19 September 2011

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Secretary-General, in Message for World Habitat Day, Warns of ‘Real and Potentially Deadly’ Nexus between Urbanization, Climate Change

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on World Habitat Day, to be observed on 3 October:

15 September 2011

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At Peace Bell Ceremony, Secretary-General Says: ‘Now Let Us Ring the Bell; Let Us Ring It Loud So That Its Message of Hope Will Be Heard Far and Wide’

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Peace Bell Ceremony, today, 15 September, in New York:

15 September 2011

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Secretary-General, Marking International Democracy Day, Invokes Events in North Africa, Anniversary of Eastern Europe’s Transformation

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message, delivered by Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva, for the International Day of Democracy and the opening of “The Doers of Democracy”, a photo exhibition featuring projects of the United Nations Democracy Fund, in Geneva on 15 September:

14 September 2011

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Secretary-General Says Education Integral to Spreading Peace, Deepening Democracy, Urging Champions of Democracy to Make Voices Heard in Classrooms and Beyond

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the International Day of Peace Observance with Kyung Hee University, 14 September, in New York:

13 September 2011

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Supporting Democracy, UN Does Not Export Particular National or Regional Models; It Bases Work on World’s Diverse Traditions, Says Secretary-General

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

2 September 2011

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Literacy Has Capacity to ‘Unlock Capacity of Individuals’, Says Secretary-General, Calling It Fundamental Aspect of Human Dignity in Message for International Day

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