Newroz greetings from UN, USA and UK

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon:

“The General Assembly’s decision this year to recognize the International Day of Nowruz is evidence of a growing global awareness of the holiday’s significance not only in the regions where it is celebrated but around the world,” Ban said in his message.

During its 64th session on Feb. 23, 2010, the United Nations recognized March 21st as the International Day of Nowruz, calling on its Nowruz-celebrating member states to study the festival’s “history and traditions with a view to disseminating that knowledge among the international community and organizing annual commemoration events.” Read more

SKS raises issues for UN and UK, EU and USA Governments in relation to Kurds in Syria

Following the killing of three Kurds, and injuring of forty-one Newroz revellers in the Kurdish area in Syria on 21 March 2010:

SKS calls in the United Nations to

• conduct an enquiry into today’s Newroz events. Read more