Vesak Day at the United Nations

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United Nations, New York, 15 May 2009 - On Vesak Day, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon recalls teaching that "we cannot be happy as long as others suffer, and when we reach out, we discover the best in ourselves".
A ceremony coordinated by the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea took place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on the occasion of the international recognition of Vesak Day.

Ban Ki-moon's statement:
http://www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/sgsm12249.doc.htm

View the entire ceremony (Real Media, 2 hours and 29 minutes): 
http://webcast.un.org/ramgen/ondemand/specialevents/2009/se090515evening.rm

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