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Official observances

29 September 2009

SG/SM/12506-OBV/814

Secretary-General, in Observance Message, Says Call to Non-Violence Need Not Apply Only to Deadly Weapons as He Assails ‘Human Assault on Our Planet’

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

28 September 2009

SG/SM/12500-OBV/812

Amid Global Crises, It’s Even More Important to Treat Older Persons as Agents, Beneficiaries of Development, Secretary-General Says in Message for Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Older Persons -- “Celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the International Year of Older Persons: Towards a Society for All Ages” -- to be observed on 1 October:

18 September 2009

SG/SM/12460-OBV/811

On International Day of Peace, Secretary-General Shares Hope That Next Generation of Students Will Be Unable to Imagine Nuclear-Weapon Threat

Following is the text of remarks made by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the student observance of the International Day of Peace, today, in New York:

18 September 2009

SG/SM/12459-OBV/810

‘We Must Eliminate Nuclear Weapons’, Says Secretary-General, Urging People Everywhere to Keep Pushing Governments to Make This Happen

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

16 September 2009

SG/SM/12456-OBV/809

United Nations Convening Power Unites People, Its Impartiality Bridges Deep Divides, Says Secretary-General on International Day of Democracy

Following are Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Democracy Fund event on the International Day of Democracy, in New York, on 15 September:

11 September 2009

SG/SM/12449/Rev.1-OBV/808/Rev.1

Secretary-General, in Message to Mark International Day for Preservation of Ozone Layer, Hails Treaty’s Universal Status Following Milestone Accession

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message for the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, to be observed on 16 September:

8 September 2009

SG/SM/12440-OBV/806

Democracy Contributes Powerfully to Economic Progress, International Peace, Respect for Fundamental Rights Says Secretary-General on International Day

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

8 September 2009

SG/SM/12441-OBV/807

Secretary-General Hailing Increasing Diplomacy, Negotiation in Message for International Day of Peace, Urges Political Will to End Conflicts

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Peace, to be observed on 21 September:

24 August 2009

SG/SM/12423-OBV/805

Literacy Not Just Reading, Writing - 'It Is About Respect, Opportunity and Development', Says Secretary-General in Message for International Day

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

3 August 2009

SG/SM/12396-HR/4993-OBV/801

On International Day, Secretary-General Calls for Urgent, Determined Steps to Improve Standards of Health for Indigenous Peoples

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