Theme/Official observances

United Nations to Observe World Autism Awareness Day with Global Virtual Event on Workplace Inclusion

7 Apr

The United Nations will observe World Autism Awareness Day (2 April) with a global virtual event on the theme “Inclusion in the Workplace: Challenges and Opportunities in a Post-Pandemic World”.

As COVID-19 Reveals Immoral Inequities in Health System, Secretary-General Observance Message Calls for Applying Policies, Assigning Resources to Ensure Everyone Thrives

5 Apr

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Health Day, observed on 7 April:

As Vaccines Spread Hope, Sports Will Help Forge Safe, Sustainable COVID-19 Recovery, Secretary-General Says in International Day Message

5 Apr

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, observed on 6 April:

Draw on Rwanda’s Example of Justice, Reconciliation after 1994 Tutsi Genocide to Stop Hate-Driven Movements, Secretary-General Stresses in Observance Message

31 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day of Reflection on the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, observed on 7 April:

Warning Progress is Often Reversed, Secretary-General Stresses Need to Complete Work of Clearing, Destroying Deadly Landmines, in Message for International Observance

31 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message on the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action, observed on 4 April:

Secretary-General Urges Equal Access to Decent Work for Persons with Autism, in World Awareness Day Message, Stresses Breaking Old Habits Will Be Key

26 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for World Autism Awareness Day, observed on 2 April:

With White Supremacist Propaganda at Record High, General Assembly Must Seize Momentum to End Slavery’s Legacy of Racism, Secretary-General Says in Observance Remarks

25 Mar

Following are UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ remarks at the General Assembly meeting marking the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, today:

Delegates Stress Need for Reckoning with Slavery’s Role in Perpetuating Bias, Inequality, as General Assembly Marks International Day to Remember Victims

25 Mar

Delegates urged a reckoning today with how the past injustices of the transatlantic slave trade perpetuate present racial discrimination and inequality around the world, as the General Assembly held a meeting to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

Fighting Modern Servitude, Exploitation Promotes Justice, Deputy Secretary-General Tells ‘Still We Rise’ Event to Mark International Day of Remembrance

25 Mar

Following is the text of UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina Mohammed’s video message to “Still We Rise”, the cultural event to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, held today:

Dear friends, ladies and gentlemen,

I am pleased to join you as we mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade.

There Can Be No Justice, Reparation without Truth, Secretary-General Stresses, Calling It ‘an Empowering and Healing Force’, in Message for International Day

24 Mar

Following is UN Secretary-General António Guterres’ message for the International Day for the Right to the Truth concerning Gross Human Rights Violations and for the Dignity of Victims, today: