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 23 January, 2012
SEA/1963Activities Marking Thirtieth Anniversary of Opening for Signature of Convention on Law of the Sea to Conclude with High-level Plenary, 10 December

 12 January, 2012
SG/SM/14056Carrying on Work of Those Who Died Is Best Way to Honour Their Memory, Secretary-General Says, Marking Haiti Earthquake’s Second Anniversary

 11 January, 2012
SG/SM/14053On Anniversary of Haiti’s Earthquake, Secretary-General Honours Memory of Dead, Reiterates UN Commitment to Helping Put Country on Path to Prosperous Future

 2 December, 2011
SG/SM/13990-DEV/2927Secretary-General Says Twenty-fifth Anniversary of Declaration Provides Occasion for Recommitting to Making People-centred Development Reality

 8 November, 2011
SG/SM/13926-DEV/2921‘Right to Development’ Declaration Has Languished, Secretary-General Tells Meeting to Mark Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Adoption

 
News Stories

Seventy years on, principles that led to UN Charter more important than ever – Ban

A close view of the original copy of the Charter of the United Nations which is kept in the United States National Archives in Washington D.C. UN Photo/Mark Garten
A close view of the original copy of the Charter of the United Nations which is kept in the United States National Archives in Washington D.C. UN Photo/Mark Garten
18 January 2012 As the world faces a ‘pivotal moment’ of new economic and environmental challenges, the principles and origins that led to the United Nations remain more important than ever to help countries build the future they want, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said today. FULL STORY >>