Observances (fr)

Official observances


SG/SM/7853-OBV/222-SOC/NAR/829
21/06/2001
Press Release
SG/SM/7853
OBV/222
SOC/NAR/829


SECRETARY-GENERAL CALLS FOR MORE EMPHASIS ON REDUCING DEMAND FOR ILLEGAL DRUGS


IN MESSAGE FOR DAY AGAINST DRUG ABUSE


   Following is the message of Secretary-General Kofi Annan on the occasion of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, 26 June:

GA/SM/260-OBV/221
18/06/2001
Press Release
GA/SM/260
OBV/221


GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SALUTES FIRST WORLD REFUGEE DAY


Following is the message from General Assembly President Harri Holkeri on the occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June:


Today marks the 50th anniversary of the United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees.  Today we also join the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in observing the first World Refugee Day.

SG/SM/7838-OBV/218
06/06/2001
Press Release
SG/SM/7838
OBV/218


SECRETARY-GENERAL, IN ‘LOCAL GOVERNMENT DAY’ REMARKS, OUTLINES AREAS


IN WHICH UNITED NATIONS, LOCAL AUTHORITIES CAN WORK TOGETHER


Following are the remarks of Secretary-General Kofi Annan at 'Local Government Day' in New York on 5 June, which included the presentation of the Declaration of the Second World Assembly of Cities and Local Authorities:

GA/SM/253-OBV/217-UNEP/92
05/06/2001
Press Release
GA/SM/253
OBV/217
UNEP/92


GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT SALUTES WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY


Following is the message of General Assembly President Harri Holkeri on the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June:


Life is a finely designed web in which each species and ecosystem support one another and at the same time depend on each other.  The theme for World Environment Day, “Connect with the World Wide Web of Life”, is a very pertinent one.

GA/SM/252-OBV/216
31/05/2001
Press Release
GA/SM/252
OBV/216


SALUTING WORLD NO-TOBACCO DAY, GENERAL ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT


WARNS OF HAZARDS FROM SECOND-HAND SMOKE


Following is the message of General Assemblypresident Harri Holkeri on the occasion of World No-Tobacco Day, 31 May:


Today we join the World Health Organization in observing May 31 as World No-Tobacco Day, focusing on the often-overlooked adverse effects of second-hand smoke.

GA/SM/250-OBV/215
22/05/2001
Press Release
GA/SM/250
OBV/215


MUCH CAN BE DONE TO ASSIST NON-SELF-GOVERNING TERRITORIES, ASSEMBLY

PRESIDENT SAYS IN MESSAGE FOR WEEK OF SOLIDARITY


Following is the text of a message from General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) on the occasion of the observance of the Week of Solidarity with the Peoples of Non-Self-Governing Territories, beginning 25 May:

GA/SM/249-OBV/214
21/05/2001
Press Release
GA/SM/249
OBV/214


PROBLEM OF INVASIVE ALIEN SPECIES MUST BE ADDRESSED, SAYS ASSEMBLY PRESIDENT,

IN MESSAGE MARKING INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY


Following is the text of a message from General Assembly President Harri Holkeri (Finland) on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May: