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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.
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.
4 December 2017 | Statement

International Day of Persons with Disabilities
On this day, let us remove physical and cultural barriers, build resilient societies and create opportunities that truly leave no one behind, António Guterres, UN Secretary-General, says in his message.
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.
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.
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 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.
3 December 2014 | Statement

International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2014
"Let us spare no effort to ensure that policies, programmes, guidelines and 21st century technologies are accessible to persons with disabilities", the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says in his message.
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.