illiteracy has direct impact on human health, says Secretary-General in message

to mark literacy day as he calls for more investment to boost reading skills

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

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

STRESSES THEIR CRUCIAL IMPORTANCE IN SUSTAINING DEVELOPMENT

INVEST ENERGY, BRIGHT IDEAS IN SHAPING MORE SUSTAINABLE PLANET, SECRETARY-GENERAL

 

ADVISES YOUNG PEOPLE IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL YOUTH DAY

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for International Youth Day, to be observed on 12 August:

PROTECT, PROMOTE ENDANGERED LANGUAGES, SECRETARY-GENERAL URGES IN MESSAGE

FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF WORLD’S INDIGENOUS PEOPLE

 

SECRETARY-GENERAL’S MESSAGE FOR WORLD POPULATION DAY STRESSES NEED TO FOCUS

 

ON FAMILY PLANNING AS CRITICAL ELEMENT IN IMPROVING MATERNAL HEALTH

 

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

SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN MESSAGE FOR INTERNATIONAL DAY OF COOPERATIVES, WELCOMES

 

MOVEMENT’S CONTRIBUTION IN ADDRESSING CLIMATE CHANGE ISSUES

 

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message on the International Day of Cooperatives, to be observed on 5 July:

SECRETARY-GENERAL SAYS INTERNATIONAL DAY IN SUPPORT OF TORTURE VICTIMS IS CALL

 

TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST PERPETRATORS OF ALL FORMS OF CRUEL, INHUMAN TREATMENT

 

DEPUTY SECRETARY-GENERAL TO WINNERS OF UN PUBLIC SERVICE AWARDS -- GOVERNMENTS

MUST ‘BREAK WITH BUSINESS AS USUAL’ TO IMPROVE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES

SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS ON MEMBER STATES TO ENSURE DRUG-DEPENDENT PEOPLE RECEIVE

 

EQUAL ACCESS TO HEALTH, SOCIAL SERVICES, ON INTERNATIONAL DAY MESSAGE, 26 JUNE

 

WITH 16 MILLION REFUGEES WORLDWIDE, SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR REDOUBLED EFFORTS

 

TO ADDRESS CAUSES, CONSEQUENCES; MORE EQUITABLE SHARING OF BURDEN OF PROTECTION