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Official observances

28 April 2010

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In Message for World Press Freedom Day, Secretary-General Says United Nations Stands With Persecuted Journalists, Media Professionals Everywhere

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Press Freedom Day, to be observed on 3 May:

22 April 2010

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At Exhibit on World Malaria Day, Secretary-General Says with Resources Commitment, Malaria Could Be Defeated, Development Goals Achieved

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the exhibit, “Malaria: Blood, Sweat and Tears”, on World Malaria Day, in New York, 21 April:

21 April 2010

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Building Culture of Understanding Builds Better World, Says Secretary-General to Commemorate International Year on Rapprochement of Culture

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks to the special event to mark the International Year on the Rapprochement of Culture, in New York, today, 21 April:

20 April 2010

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Secretary-General, in Message for World Malaria Day, Says Malaria Is Tenacious Foe; To Sustain Gains Requires Vigilance

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Malaria Day, 25 April:

20 April 2010

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Without Sustainable Environmental Base, Little Hope of Reducing Poverty, Hunger, Improving Health, Secretary-General Says in Message for Mother Earth Day

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Mother Earth Day on 22 April:

5 April 2010

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Secretary-General, in Message, Says through Research, Raising Awareness, Persons with Autism Can Receive Protection, Support ‘That Is Their Right’

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon’s message to the World Autism Awareness Day Ministerial Conference and Civil Society Symposium in Tokyo, 2 April:

5 April 2010

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Pledging Determination to Prevent Genocide Best Way to Remember Those Who Died So Tragically in Rwanda, Says Secretary-General in Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the sixteenth commemoration of the genocide in Rwanda, in New York, on 7 April: