SG/SM/13479-OBV/976
Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Health Day, 7 April, on the theme "Combat Antimicrobial Resistance: No Action Today, No Cure Tomorrow":
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SG/SM/13482-DC/3287-OBV/977
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:
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The General Assembly, in its resolution 65/37 of 7 December 2010, approved the convening by the Secretary-General of the twenty-seventh session of the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf, in New York from 7 March to 21 April 2011. The periods from 7 to 25 March and from 11 to 21 April are allocated for the technical examination of submissions at the Geographic Information System laboratories and other technical facilities of the Division.
SG/T/2775
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Tunis on Monday evening, 21 March, after completing a visit to Egypt. He had said at the outset that he was visiting both countries to support their recent efforts at forging a democratic transition, by listening to the peoples and Government of each country to determine what kind of assistance they wanted.
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Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s statement on the international response to the situation at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan:
SG/SM/13476-OBV/974
Following is UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s message for World Autism Awareness Day, to be observed on 2 April:
SG/T/2774
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon arrived in Cairo, Egypt, on Sunday, 20 March, after having departed an international conference on Libya that had taken place in Paris the previous day. He immediately went to the Foreign Ministry to meet the country’s new Foreign Minister, Nabil Abdalla El-Araby.
SG/SM/13477-GA/11060-OBV/975
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the General Assembly meeting commemorating the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, in New York, 25 March:
SG/SM/13474-DC/3285
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the dedication ceremony for the exhibit of petitions from “Mayors for Peace”, in New York, 24 March:
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From kidnappings in Darfur to abductions in Côte d'Ivoire, United Nations personnel around the world have continued to face threats to their freedom and security. As the twenty-sixth annual Day of Solidarity with Detained and Missing Staff Members is observed on Friday, 25 March, the independence of the international civil service and the ability to do its work is under constant strain.