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9 August 2019 | Statement

International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
There are an estimated 370 million indigenous people in the world. A significant proportion still lack basic rights, with systematic discrimination and exclusion continuing to threaten ways of life, cultures and identities.
11 July 2019 | Statement

World Population Day 2019
"The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is the world’s blueprint for a better future for all on a healthy planet. On World Population Day, we recognize that this mission is closely interrelated with demographic trends including population growth, ageing, migration and urbanization."
7 December 2018 | Op-ed

Latin America and the Caribbean vis-à-vis the Global Compact for Safe, Orderly and Regular Migration
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, Executive Secretary of ECLAC.
18 December 2016 | Statement

International Migrants Day
"I call on the international community to act on the global compact on safe, regular and orderly migration", UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon points out in his annual message.
10 December 2016 | Statement

Human Rights Day
"Wherever we are, each of us can make a difference for human rights -- in our neighbourhoods, in school, at work, on social media, at home and even in sporting arenas across the world", Ban Ki-moon says.
11 October 2016 | Statement

International Day of the Girl Child
"The wellbeing, human rights and empowerment of the world’s 1.1 billion girls are central to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda. When we agreed on that agenda, we promised girls quality education and health services", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says.
1 October 2016 | Statement

International Day of Older Persons
The global population of older persons is expected to rise from just over 900 million in 2015 to 1.4 billion by 2030 and 2.1 billion by 2050, Ban Ki-moon points out in his message.
16 August 2016 | Op-ed

Migration in Latin America and the Caribbean at the service of development and human rights
Op-ed by Alicia Bárcena, ECLAC’s Executive Secretary.
9 August 2016 | Statement

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
“I call on Governments everywhere to draw on the guidance of this international framework to improve access to education for indigenous peoples,” United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
11 July 2016 | Statement

World Population Day
"On this World Population Day, I urge all Governments, businesses and civil society to support and invest in teenage girls", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
24 March 2016 | Statement

International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
"It is imperative that we work together for equal opportunity, justice and sustainable development for people of African descent", Ban Ki-moon says.
18 December 2015 | Statement

International Migrants Day
"2015 will be remembered as a year of human suffering and migrant tragedies. Over the past 12 months, more than 5,000 women, men and children lost their lives in search of protection and a better life", Ban Ki-moon pointed out.
10 December 2015 | Statement

Human Rights Day
"Today we reaffirm our commitment to protecting human rights as the foundation of our work", United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says.
3 December 2015 | Statement

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
"We mark this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities in the wake of the adoption of the ambitious 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", Ban Ki-moon says. This global blueprint for action summons us to "leave no one behind”, he adds.
1 October 2015 | Statement

International Day of Older Persons
“I call on Governments to make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable so that no one - of any age - is left behind,” UN Secretary-General, Ban Ki-moon, states in his annual message.
9 August 2015 | Statement

International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples
"On this International Day, we are focusing attention on the health and well-being of the world’s indigenous peoples", says Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General.
10 July 2015 | Statement

World Population Day
"Not since the end of the Second World War have so many people been forced from their homes across the planet", Ban Ki-moon says.
20 February 2015 | Statement

World Day for Social Justice
"This year’s commemoration focuses on the scourge of human trafficking and the plight of approximately 21 million women, men and children in various forms of modern slavery", Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
18 December 2014 | Statement

International Migrants Day 2014
"To meet the new framework’s core objective of ‘leaving no one behind’, we must devote greater attention to the precarious situation of the world’s migrants," says Ban Ki-moon, United Nations' Secretary-General.
1 de October de 2014 | Statement

Día Internacional de las Personas de Edad
"Se prevé que el número de personas de edad aumentará más del doble en todo el mundo, de 841 millones en 2013 a más de 2.000 millones en 2050", dice en su mensaje el Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Ban Ki-moon.

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