Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Autism Awareness Day, to be observed on 2 April:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members, to be observed on 25 March:

From kidnappings in Darfur to abductions in Côte d'Ivoire, United Nations personnel around the world have continued to face threats to their freedom and security. As the twenty-sixth annual Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed on Friday, 25 March, the independence of the international civil service and the ability to do its work is under constant strain.

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, to be observed in New York on 25 March:

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Tuberculosis Day, 24 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth of Victims of Gross Human Rights Violations, to be observed 24 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Nowruz today, 21 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Water Day, to be observed 22 March:

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed on 21 March:

Following are the closing remarks, as delivered by UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro, to the event organized by the United Nations Office for Partnerships, and the Business Civic Leadership Center, on “Investing in Women And Entrepreneurship: Solutions To Addressing MDG 3”, yesterday, 8 March, in New York: