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26 October 2009

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On UN Day, Says Secretary-General in Message, ‘We Must Be More United Than Ever - United in Purpose, United in Action - to Make the World a Safer, Better Place’

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s video message on United Nations Day, 24 October:

26 October 2009

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Secretary-General Tells United Nations Day Concert Great Music Would Be Heard, but Time and Again, Peacekeepers' Good Works Go Unsung

Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the United Nations Day concert, “A Tribute to UN Peacekeeping”, in New York Friday, 23 October:

15 October 2009

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Secretary-General, Marking International Day of Rural Women, Calls for Scaling Up Investments in Resources, Infrastructure, Services to Improve Rural Women’s Lives

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Rural Women, observed today, 15 October:

13 October 2009

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Challenges of Food Security Demand Multilateral Commitment, Creativity, Leadership, Secretary-General Says in World Food Day Message

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Food Day, to be observed on 16 October:

8 October 2009

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Investing in Key Areas Can Accelerate Progress towards Millennium Development Goals, Secretary-General Says in Message for Poverty Eradication Day

8 October 2009

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Investing in Key Areas Can Accelerate Progress towards Millennium development

Goals, Secretary-General Says in Message for poverty Eradication Day

7 October 2009

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‘Let Us Stand More United Than Ever,’ Secretary-General says in UN Day Message, Encouraging Staff to Redouble Efforts on Behalf of World’s Most Vulnerable

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for United Nations Day, to be observed on 24 October:

5 October 2009

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In Message for International Day for Disaster Reduction, Secretary-General Urges Governments, Town Planners to Take Practical Steps to Make Hospitals Safer

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Disaster Reduction, to be observed on 14 October:

2 October 2009

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‘Need Is High, Care Inadequate,’ Secretary-General Says in World Mental Health Day Message, Urging Mobilization of International Resources to Treat Mental Disorders

Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Mental Health Day, to be observed on 10 October:

29 September 2009

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New Ideas from Smart Cities Pointing Way to Sustainable Urbanization, but Far More to Do, Says Secretary-General in Message for World Habitat Day, 5 October

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Habitat Day, to be observed on 5 October:

29 September 2009

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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: