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6 July 2010

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In Message for World Population Day, Secretary-General Calls on Decision-Makers to Make ‘Each and Every’ Person Count, Advance Shared Values of United Nations

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Population Day, to be observed on 11 July:

6 July 2010

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As World Economy Faces Many Challenges, Cooperatives Valuable to Many Women, Especially in Vulnerable Communities, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day of Cooperatives, observed on 3 July:

22 June 2010

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Recruit Ambitious Youth Eager to Work for Common Good, Urges Secretary-General, in Message for United Nations Public Service Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Public Service Day, to be observed 23 June:

22 June 2010

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Work to Achieve Millennium Development Goals, Fight Illicit Drugs ‘Must Go Hand-in-Hand’, Says Secretary-General in Message on Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, to be observed 26 June:

14 June 2010

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Humanitarian Community Must Adapt Policies to Changing Profile of Need, Secretary-General Says in Message for World Refugee Day

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Refugee Day, to be observed on 20 June:

14 June 2010

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Many States Still Practising or Tolerating Torture, Notes Secretary-General in Message for International Day in Support of Victims

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, to be observed on 26 June:

11 June 2010

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Secretary-General Stresses Importance of Drylands, in Message for World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Following is UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon’s message for the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, to be observed on 17 June:

3 June 2010

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Secretary-General, in Message for World Oceans Day, Says Human Activities Place Ever-Increasing Strain on Diversity of Marine Life

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Oceans Day, to be observed on 8 June:

28 May 2010

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With Biodiversity ‘in Peril’, Secretary-General Appeals: ‘Help Us Sound the Alarm’, Get Involved, Show Leadership, Help Clean Up, in World Day Message

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Environment Day, observed 5 June:

28 May 2010

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Deputy Secretary-General, at Ceremony to Commemorate Fallen United Nations Peacekeepers, Says 2009 Death Toll Was 0ne of Highest Ever

Following are UN Deputy Secretary-General Asha-Rose Migiro’s remarks today, 28 May, at the wreath-laying ceremony for the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, observed on 29 May: