Autism: "As a father and a grandfather, I want to see more UN involvement" (UN Secretary-General)

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United Nations, 2 April 2010 - United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks on autism on the occasion of World Autism Awareness Day 2010.

General Assembly resolution (A/RES/62/139) (pdf):
http://www.un.org/Docs/journal/asp/ws.asp?m=A/RES/62/139

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